Cyrus Ombati

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Armed raiders attacked a village in Loiyangalani, Marsabit County, killing two herders in a violent incident. The assailants also injured two other herders and fled with an unknown number of goats during the June 5 attack in the Marti area. Police said the injured victims are currently fighting for their lives in the hospital. A team of officers who responded to the scene managed to recover all the stolen goats after engaging the attackers in a gunfight.

1 day ago | the-star.co.ke | Cyrus Ombati

In SummaryThe body was retrieved by members of the public and later taken to a local mortuary pending autopsy and investigations. Police said they are investigating how he died after the June 4 incident. Police in Mathioya, Murang’a County, are investigating an incident where a man was found dead in a borehole after suspected drowning. The victim was identified as Peter Gacheru Gichohi, 38, and he is believed to have drowned in a borehole at their home in Mbari ya Ireri village.

1 day ago | the-star.co.ke | Cyrus Ombati

In SummaryThe first incident happened in Kilibasi village, where a man was found dead in his house. The body of Mwachinda Tsimba was found on the doorstep of his house after the murder on June 4. Detectives are investigating separate incidents where two elderly men were found murdered in villages in Kwale County. Such cases where the elderly are killed are rampant in the area. Police have linked land to some of the cases.

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In SummaryPolice who were on patrol in the area confronted the two as they tried to escape and fatally shot one. An accomplice who was riding a getaway motorcycle abandoned it and escaped on foot, police said. Police shot and killed a suspected thief in a confrontation in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area, Nairobi. Police said the incident happened on Thursday evening along Third Avenue outside a mosque where two suspects on a motorcycle had snatched a mobile phone from a pedestrian.

2 days ago | the-star.co.ke | Cyrus Ombati

Police in Bungoma Southare investigating a murder incident where a man was lynched by a mob in a case of mistaken identity. The incident happened in Khalaba village and involved a casual labourer. The victim had ventured into the homestead of a former mother-in-law seeking reconciliation with his former wife. He was noticed in the compound as he was not expected, and an alarm was raised, alerting locals who stoned him, leaving him with deadly injuries. He succumbed to the injuries hours later.