A series of tragic incidents across Kenya has left several people dead, prompting renewed calls from authorities for the public to refrain from taking justice into their own hands and to allow police investigations to proceed through lawful channels.
In Nyandarua County, a 31-year-old woman was discovered dead inside her home in Exritive Village, Ngawa Sublocation, in what investigators suspect was a domestic homicide that later sparked mob retaliation.
According to police, the victim, identified as Mary Nyambura, was heard screaming shortly before concerned neighbours rushed to her house. When they entered the residence, they found her lifeless in her bedroom with severe head injuries. An axe believed to have been used in the attack was recovered at the scene.
Police launched a search for the prime suspect, Nyambura’s husband, 46-year-old Peter Theuri. A few hours later, officers traced him to Karampton Shopping Centre. However, before authorities could take him into custody, an angry crowd reportedly descended on him and killed him on the spot.
Both bodies were later transported to the Nyahururu Referral Hospital Mortuary, where they await postmortem examinations as part of ongoing investigations.
Authorities condemned the act of mob justice and urged members of the public to allow law enforcement agencies to handle criminal matters through proper legal procedures.
In a separate incident in Muathe Village, located in Kituti Sublocation, a three-year-old girl died under circumstances that police suspect may involve poisoning. Her twin brother remains hospitalized in critical condition.
A relative told investigators that neighbours alerted her after noticing the children vomiting and crying uncontrollably. The twins’ mother, assisted by neighbours, rushed them to Ikutha Level 4 Hospital. The girl was pronounced dead upon arrival, while her brother was admitted for emergency treatment.
The child’s body was transferred to Mutomo Morgue pending a postmortem examination, as police work to determine whether poisoning was involved.
Meanwhile, in Bumula, police arrested two suspects in connection with the death of Ignatious Barasa, whose passing had initially been reported as illness-related.
Preliminary findings suggest the two suspects allegedly assaulted Barasa while attempting to discipline him after he was reportedly intoxicated and behaving aggressively.
Barasa’s body was moved to Bungoma County Referral Hospital Mortuary for a postmortem examination. The suspects remain in police custody and are expected to be arraigned in court.
Police have once again appealed to the public to report suspected crimes promptly and to avoid acts of vigilante justice, emphasizing that violence only complicates investigations and undermines the rule of law.
