Police on Wednesday arrested a man who allegedly murdered his father in his home at Munyu, Thika East sub-county.
According to Thika East OCPD Daniel Chacha, the 31-year-old man identified as Isaac Mwiti allegedly murdered his 79-year-old father Peter Raria Ndugika on October 5 and later dumped the body in a well.
The body was discovered by villagers who smelt of the rotting body five days later. They alerted police who retrieved the rotting body from the well.
Police caught up with the suspect on Wednesday at his home after laying an ambush and took him to Ngoliba Police Post.
The OCPD thanked members of the public for their co-operation in arresting the suspect.
The body of the deceased lies at Thika Level Five Hospital Mortuary and will be laid to rest on Friday.