THE STANDARD By
Kennedy Gachuhi |
April 2nd 2021 at 08:56:03 GMT +0300
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Residents of Molo, Nakuru County have raised alarm following rising homicide and suicide cases in the area that has seen at least six people lose their lives since January.
The residents are still trying to unravel the puzzle of two separate incidents reported on Monday where two adults were found dead in their houses days after they died.
Speaking to The Standard, Molo sub-county police boss Samuel Mukusi said that the first incident was reported in Tayari area where the body of a 32-year-old man found decomposing.
“The landlord had failed to see the man identified as Peter Macharia for three days. They realized the door was locked from inside and there was a foul smell. The police and residents broke into the house and found him dead,” said Mukusi.
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Brigadier Jeff Nyagah (left) taking over from Brigadier Paul Njema (right) at AMISOM Sector II Headquarters in Dhobley in February 2021..
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The Kenya Defense Force has announced changes in the leadership in Somalia after Paul Kahuria Njema handed over office to incoming commander Jeff Nyaga in a ceremony held to mark the change of command at the AMISOM Sector II Headquarters in Dhobley, which is under the KDF.
Brigadier Njema, who was the commander of the 9th KDF contingent, took over from Brig. Dickson Rutto in February 2020. He thanked the soldiers for their teamwork, resilience, and discipline, during the handing over ceremony.
THE STANDARD By
Vincent Kejitan |
February 10th 2021 at 09:21:31 GMT +0300
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A man from Kaptimom Village in Elburgon on Tuesday shot and killed his wife with an arrow after they differed over sacks of maize.
According to the DCI, the suspect, Wilson Koech, intended to sell the maize but his wife and son objected.
He took a machete and went after his son, identified as Collins Kipchumba, but the boy was lucky to escape unharmed.
Koech then turned to his 43-year-old wife and shot her with an arrow that killed her on the spot.
The suspect is currently being detained by police and will be arraigned in court.
According to
TheStandard publication, the suspect, Wilson Koech, intended to sell the maize but his wife and son objected.
He took a machete and went after his son, identified as Collins Kipchumba, but the boy was lucky to escape unharmed.
Koech then turned to his 43-year-old wife and shot her with an arrow that killed her on the spot.
The suspect is currently being detained by police and will be arraigned in court.
In a relate story also from Kenya, a man who chopped his wifeâs hands in 2016, was jailed for 30 years by a local court.
The victim, Jacqueline Mwende Munyoki, has since welcomed the court’s verdict saying justice had prevailed at last.