Residents of Gakoigo village in Maragua, Murang'a county have raised alarm over a gang that has allegedly been sexually assaulting male villagers.
According to residents, the gang has been operating at night, its target being drunkards aged 40 and above, and has continued to terrorize locals despite complaints.
The latest incident was that of Julius Njoroge Mburu who was not only sodomized, allegedly by the same gang but was also brutally killed and burnt and his body dumped in a bush.
Moses Kamande, a brother to the deceased, said that he was strangled using a wire and his naked body dumped near the Gakoigo-Maragua Road, a kilometre from home, last week.
He must have died a painful death; it was horrific,” he said, suggesting that the deceased might have been killed for recognizing his attackers.
The incident came only days after another man was slashed to death and then killed near Gakoigo Shopping Center.
The incidents were confirmed by Muranga County Police Commander Joshua Kinyua who said that his officers are looking into the incidents.
"Officers are looking into the matter," said the police boss.
But Joseph Kamande, an area Nyumba Kumi elder said that they have been taking the matter lightly, which has seen the incidents increase due to police noncommittal to act.