Police in Trans Mara, Narok County, are investigating two separate incidents that occurred on Friday, a police officer’s fatal stabbing and the brutal murder of a man by his stepbrother.
Confirming the incidents, Narok County Police Commander Riko Ngare said the officer was attacked while at a drinking joint in Gem Shopping Center.
The officer, attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Changamwe, was stabbed below the left armpit.
He was rushed to Oasis Hospital in Kehancha before being referred to Ombo Mission Hospital in Migori County, where he succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment.
Police have since arrested the main suspect, Michael Masande, and recovered a Maasai sword believed to have been used in the attack. The weapon has been preserved as evidence.
The officer’s body has been moved to St. Akidiva Mabera Hospital Mortuary in Migori County, awaiting a postmortem examination.
In a separate incident, police are investigating the killing of a 51-year-old man, Douglas Korio, allegedly murdered by his 30-year-old stepbrother, Kishoyian Korio, in a suspected land dispute at Enkosipa Sub-location, Trans Mara West Sub-county.
Douglas was attacked in his maize plantation, just a few meters from his homestead. His body was found with gruesome injuries—his head and fingers had been completely severed and his left hand was broken.
A Maasai shuka and a mobile phone belonging to the deceased were recovered at the scene.
Efforts to apprehend the suspect are ongoing, while the body has been moved to Trans Mara Sub-county Hospital Mortuary for a postmortem examination.
