- Tragedy struck a village in Matiliku, Makueni on Monday morning when a 50-year-old man killed his two sons before dying by suicide.
- Police said the motive of the murder-suicide was linked to a domestic quarrel with the man’s wife.
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At least 30 people were on Monday night arrested in a crackdown on those urinating on the streets and walls in Nairobi.
Officials from the environment department in Nairobi County staged the operation.
Nairobi County Environment Chief Officer Geoffrey Mosiria said they had launched a strict crackdown on illegal urination in Nairobi County.
He said they are committed to restoring order and dignity in Nairobi.
A group of Kenyans arrested for urinating in the streets of the CBD had a gruelling time cleaning Nairobi city on Tuesday
Mosiria said they are also targeting those littering and dumping garbage.
He said they would open and prudently manage more areas for people to relieve themselves and dump waste.
The 30 were punished in the form of community service, including cleaning the city streets, Uhuru Park, and others to clean the Nairobi Funeral Home (City Mortuary).
Mosiria said this should be a lesson for others who have been urinating in public.
"Let this be a lesson to others, anyone who is caught breaking the county laws by dirtying the city will be arrested and presented before a court of law," he said.
"We want to see responsibility when it comes to maintaining cleanliness in the city."
At least 30 people were Monday night arrested in a crackdown on those urinating on the streets and walls in Nairobi.
Man arrested on suspicion of killing son
Elsewhere, a 66-year-old man was arrested after his son was found murdered at their home in Mumias, Kakamega County.
The body of Maudin Shibokara Mutende, 22, was found in a pool of blood on Tuesday, moments after he had been killed in Mwitawa village.
Police said the deceased was found lying dead in a pool of blood with an electric wire tied to his neck, suspected to have been used to strangle him.
The body had a deep cut on the forehead, suspected to have been inflicted by a sharp object.
The father was arrested after residents claimed he had quarrelled with the deceased the previous day and chased him while armed with a panga, threatening to kill him.
The body was moved to Kakamega General Referral Hospital Mortuary, awaiting postmortem.
Makueni man kills sons, commits suicide
Tragedy struck a village in Matiliku, Makueni, on Monday morning when a 50-year-old man killed his two sons before dying by suicide.
Police said the motive of the murder-suicide was linked to a domestic quarrel with the man’s wife.
The security authorities said the man and the woman had separated, and he lived with the deceased children.
Residents told police the couple had been having domestic quarrels before the wife left months ago
His body was found on the floor of the house with a deep cut in the throat.
Police said an empty bottle of poison was found next to the body.
A few metres away, the bodies of the boys—one aged 16 and another nine were found with blood around them.
The man had slit their throats using a panga.
Police said they also recovered the killer's weapon and suicide note at the scene.
The bodies were moved to the mortuary pending autopsy as police began investigations on the suicide murder.
Businesswoman robbed Sh500,000
A businesswoman was on Monday robbed of Sh500,000 moments after she had withdrawn the cash from a bank in Kerugoya town, Kirinyaga county.
The incident happened at about midday, moments after she had withdrawn the cash for her use at home in the same area.
She told the police that a few metres from her homestead, she heard someone calling her. Then, she was holding her handbag, which contained the money.
When she stopped to check who was calling her, she said, she was confronted by an unknown person who pointed a small gun at her.
She said the man snatched her handbag, identification cards, home keys, a lesso, ATM cards, spectacles, and a mobile phone.
She raised an alarm, but no help came.
Police said the gunman jumped onto a waiting car which sped off towards Karatina town with another unknown number of occupants.
A hunt was launched in vain. No arrest has been made.
Suspected trafficker arrested, 84kgs of tusks recovered
A suspected trafficker was arrested and 84 kilos of elephant tusks valued at Sh8.4 million found on him in a village in Kiambu county.
Police said the operation was staged by a team from DCI Serious Crime Unit and Kenya Wildlife Service officers.
The suspect, 57, and three accomplices were ambushed in Kibwezi area by the officers acting on intelligence.
The man was carrying the tusks in a bag at the weekend when he was nabbed. The other three suspects escaped.
Police said they are still looking for the three who escaped.
The suspect was arraigned at a JKIA court. He pleaded guilty to two counts of dealing in endangered wildlife species, among other charges.
The matter will be mentioned on August 26, 2024.