Man on the run after fatally hacking boy in Trans Nzoia

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A 22-year-old man is on the run over the murder of a six-year-old boy in Kiminini, Trans Nzoia County.

The incident happened in Stofa Farm area, police said of the May 28 tragedy. The assailant is a step-brother of the deceased, police said.

The motive of the incident is yet to be known. Police said the assailant used a hoe stick to hit the boy killing him at the scene.

His mother tried to intervene after being alerted but it was too late. The boy died while being rushed to the hospital, police said adding the hunt on the suspect is ongoing.

In Maili Saba, Trans Nzoia County, one Eliud Masinde, 64 succumbed to his injuries following an assault incident.

This followed an argument at his house with an assailant. The assailant was arrested and will now face murder charges, police said.

Elsewhere in Tereno village, Nandi County, one Joel Koskei, 64 was fatally attacked by his five step-sons in a land dispute.

They inflicted severe visible injuries on his head using crude weapons and later escaped to an unknown place, police said.

Police visited the scene and moved the body to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations. The five men are at large and police said they are looking for them for interrogation.

Elsewhere in Matsangoni area, Kilifi County, a 70-year-old man was shot by an arrow and killed in an attack. The motive of the attack is yet to be known, police said.

Police said the deceased identified as Josephat Katana was found with an arrow lodged in the ribs after an attack by a group that was on a motorcycle.

He screamed for help and his family rushed him to hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The assailants escaped the scene without stealing anything from the victim.

The body was moved to a local mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.