A cart pusher was arrested after he allegedly punched and killed a tout in a road rage incident in the Huruma area, Nairobi.
Witnesses said the deceased
tout identified as Kennedy Oduor, 40, of Huruma Sacco was reversing his matatu
at Sokoni when he accidentally hit a handcart that was loaded with water
jerricans.
The cart pusher out of anger, confronted the tout and allegedly punched him, flooring him on the tarmac road.
Police said he sustained
serious head injuries and was rushed to the MSF Clinic along Juja Road, where he
was pronounced dead while undergoing treatment.
The suspect was later arrested
and detained for grilling ahead of a planned arraignment with murder.
Police say road rage is one of the leading causes of death in the country.
In another incident, a 20-year-old man was found dead after he had allegedly been stabbed by an assailant in a fight in Mukuru slums, Nairobi.
Police reported that Ramadhan Shaban was allegedly stabbed during a confrontation with a man known to him.
The motive behind the Sunday attack has yet to be established, according to police.
The said suspect was later arrested pending probe and possible arraignment with murder.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy.
Cases of stabbing are on the rise in informal settlements. Police say up to two cases are reported in the city daily.
Elsewhere, a woman was found dead in her house in Ruiru, Kiambu County.
Leah Njambi said
she had not responded to calls, which prompted them to check on her in the Kihunguro
area.
They broke the window pane and
peeped through, spotting her lifeless body on the bed.
Police officers were called to
the scene and established that the deceased had stayed alone in a single-room house
and had not woken up to attend her shop as usual.
The body was found on the bed
with no visible physical injuries and was moved to Kenyatta University Funeral Home, awaiting an autopsy.
This will explain how she died.
