A missing person case ends in tragedy as a man was found dead inside a forest in Kobujoi, Nandi County, prompting a police investigation. The lifeless body of 49-year-old Daniel Kibet was discovered with severe injuries, including a severed left wrist and deep lacerations to the head and left knee. He had been reported missing on December 5, and authorities said his body was located about a day later. A suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the death, though the motive remains undetermined. The corpse has been moved to the mortuary for an autopsy and further inquiries.
In a separate incident along the Lake Turkana frontier near the Ethiopian-Kenya border, gunmen killed a man in Kokuro. Ekwanga Lokoroma, 25, died during the attack on December 6, after a group retrieving water was ambushed by assailants believed to be members of the Dasannech gang. A firefight soon erupted with local herdsmen who were armed, fueling concerns of retaliation and heightened tensions in the region. Authorities have intensified patrols to curb further violence and protect residents amid ongoing operations aimed at quelling such attacks.
In Thika, a robbery with violence suspect escaped from Thika Level Five Hospital where he was recovering from injuries and awaiting trial for an arrest on December 5. The escape occurred on December 7 when the detainee slipped from his bed and fled through a back entrance as he was being served lunch. Two police officers on guard have been questioned as part of the investigation. A manhunt was launched to rearrest him.
In Kericho County’s Soin, unknown arsonists set fire to several acres of sugarcane, with investigators yet to determine a motive and no arrests reported as of Monday.
In Nairobi’s Muthurwa area, a police officer was assaulted by four men aiming to retaliate against a colleague. The assailants stabbed the officer in the middle finger, leaving him seriously injured on Sunday evening. He was rescued by bystanders and transported to hospital in stable condition. Investigators are pursuing the suspects for questioning and further procedures.
At Delmonte Farm in Murang’a, officers fired into the air to disperse thieves who had raided the farm to steal pineapples. The raiders fled after confronting patrolling officers; one group abandoned a motorcycle and escaped on foot. Police preserved a mounted operation to curb farm theft and detach criminal networks involved in the pineapple raids. Dozens of suspects have been arrested and large quantities of stolen pineapples recovered.
