A 50 year old man was brutally killed and his body dumped in an uncovered pit latrine before being burnt beyond recognition by unknown people in Makhele village, Kivaywa Sub location, Matete Sub County, Kakamega County.
Confirming the incident, Chevaywa location chief Mr. Alex Goricho said the body of Kevin Wanjala Masoni who has been missing since Wednesday night last week was discovered Monday mid-morning after residents were attracted to an odorous smell from the hole.
He said before his disappearance, Wanjala who has a case against his family members in a Butali court, had spent the day in the court for the hearing of the case and returned home in the evening before disappearing that night.
Despite missing for four days, his family had neither made efforts to look for him nor reported to the authority.
According to Goricho, after killing Wanjala, his assailants carried the body and dumped it in a hole he had dug for the construction of latrine, they later carried his household items threw them in the hole and set them on fire.
The local administrator said it is shocking how the incident occurred without the family noticing yet his house is in between his brothers’ houses.
The body was removed by officers from Matete police station and taken to Webuye Sub County hospital mortuary for postmortem as they launched investigations into the incident.