Detectives are investigating three separate deaths reported this week in Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kakamega County, amid growing concern over a surge in killings across the country.
In Syokimau, near Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), a decomposed body was discovered in a thicket about 200 meters from a local hotel. Security guards came across the remains on August 28 while inspecting rooftop water tanks.
The body, believed to be that of a man aged around 55, had no identification documents. Police suspect he may have been killed elsewhere before being dumped at the site more than a week earlier. The body was moved to the morgue for autopsy and identification. Hotel management later clarified that the remains were found on JKIA land and not within the hotel compound.
In Mombasa’s Jomvu area, police are probing the death of 51-year-old mechanic Isaac Ndegwa, whose body was found inside a container at Simamu Garage on Thursday night. He was lying on a mattress, and the cause of death remains unknown. His body was taken to the morgue pending examination.
Separately, in Likuyani, Kakamega County, 40-year-old Matilda Nyambura was fatally stabbed in her home on Thursday night. She sustained multiple stab wounds to the head and neck. Police recovered the murder weapon and detained a man who claimed to have witnessed the attack for further questioning. Investigators are working to establish the motive.
Police say investigations are ongoing as efforts continue to address the rise in violent crimes nationwide.
