Detectives are investigating the murder of a middle-aged woman whose body was found dumped on the roadside in Juja, Kiambu County.
The naked body was found dumped at Gwa-Kairu area in Juja, police said.
Juja sub-county Police Commander Michael Mwaura said they were alerted by locals a naked body was at the scene where it was found.
He said the body had visible physical injuries and bruises on the face, and that the surrounding area showed signs of a struggle.
It is not clear if she was assaulted before the murder.
Mwaura said an autopsy on the body will reveal more.
He said no arrest has been made so far. Leaves of muguka, a variety of khat, also commonly known in Kenya as ‘Jaba’, as well as some ground nuts were also found at the scene.
This indicates the killers may have been chewing the leaves.
Mwaura said the deceased is yet to be identified, while the body has since been taken to the General Kago funeral home in Thika County for post-mortem as investigations go on.
This comes in the wake of the murder of 24-year-old university student Rita Waeni Muendo in Roysambu on Saturday, January 13.
The main killer of Waeni is yet to be known and arrested.
Police are investigating the incident which also came weeks after socialite Starlet Wahu Mwangi was killed in an apartment in South B.
A suspect is in custody over the same.