A middle-aged man who had been missing for days was found dead in his house in Mwiki, Nairobi.
Locals said they had not seen Michael Nomo for about three days until Wednesday evening, when his decomposed body was discovered in his house.
This was after neighbours said they had been disturbed by a foul smell from his house.
Police were called and broke into the house where the decomposed body was found.
Police said they noticed septic wounds in the stomach and legs as they moved the body to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.
The man stayed alone at the house at the time of his death.
Elsewhere in Karumandi, Kirinyaga County, the body of a man was found on the roadside after a suspected murder.
The deceased was identified as Geoffrey Murithi, 44.
Police said the body had visible injuries on the head at the time of the discovery on Wednesday.
The motive of the murder is yet to be known. The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.
In Suneka, Kisii County, 47-year-old Sebastian Ogato was found dead in a mud-walled, iron-roofed deserted house at Bonyanchaire sub-location.
Police said they were called to the scene long after the death had occurred.
The body was moved to Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary, awaiting autopsy.
In Ekerenyo, Nyamira County, one David Nyakangi, 68, was found dead in his mud-walled house.
The cause of the death was not immediately established, police said.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations, police said.
Meanwhile, police are investigating a murder, where a mob attacked and killed a man aged 18 on claims he was a thief in the Emuberi area, Mumias, Kakamega County.
The body of Ignatius Munyendo was found lying lifeless on a long wooden chair covered with a blanket, with multiple stabs.
It was established that the deceased was found stealing farm produce, where the owner raised an alarm, and her sons started lynching him with sharp objects.
Police are investigating the incident. Cases of mob
lynching have been on the rise amid efforts to contain the trend.
Police discourage mob lynching and want suspects be
surrendered for processing. Police have warned suspects caught in such incidents will face serious charges.
