An elderly woman was found murdered and her body abandoned
on a footpath in Bumula, Bungoma County.
Police said they are investigating to establish if the
victim was sexually assaulted before her body was abandoned in the swampy area
in South Bukusu village.
The motive of the murder was not established.
The victim was identified as Marceline Nasambu Wambuti, 80, who has been living alone in the area. She had not been seen for two days
before her body was found on October 9, 2025.
Police were called to the scene and moved the body to the
mortuary pending an autopsy.
No arrest had been made in connection with the murder,
police said.
Western Regional Police Commander Issa Mohamud said they are
investigating the murder.
Elsewhere in Rigoma, Nyamira County, one Nyakundi Mwamba, 60, was found dead and his body abandoned on a footpath.
The deceased’s eyes had been gouged out by the assailants.
His face was bloody, indicating he was hit by blunt objects, leading to the
death.
The motive of the murder is yet to be known, police said.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.
Detectives in the area are investigating the motive and those behind
the same.
And police in Embu are investigating an incident where a
worker died after falling from the third floor of a building under
construction.
Police said Peter Mugendi, 22, was among the workers at the site
and was busy when he slipped and fell off, landing headfirst.
He was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital.
Police said they are investigating the latest such incident
in the construction industry.
Dozens of workers die in such accidents at construction
sites amid calls for proper safety measures to be put in place.
There are also calls for strict enforcement of the law to
address the trend at large.
Officials from the county governments, police, and the
National Construction Authority are investigating the incidents so far
reported.
Meanwhile, in Bangale, Tana River’s Takamba village, a man aged 40 died in an
attack at their tent.
Unknown assailants raided the area and attacked residents, leaving the man dead. The motive of the attack was not immediately known,
police said.
The deceased was rushed to the hospital, where he was
pronounced dead on arrival, police said, adding a second man was injured and is
nursing wounds after the October 9, 202,5, incident.
Police are investigating the incident. The body was moved to
a local mortuary pending an autopsy.
In the neighbouring Bura area, four gunmen opened fire and
killed a 30-year-old man in an attack.
Police said Muhamud Abdi Elema was shot in the upper arm and
died on the spot at a watering point.
Police said they visited the scene and recovered two spent
cartridges of 7.62mm ×39 special.
The team of police who visited the scene said they suspect the gunmen were out to avenge the killing of one of their own last year.
