Residents of Outspan area in the outskirts of Eldoret town on Monday woke up to a bizarre incident where a coffin had been allegedly dumped at the doorstep of one of the residents.
The resident who has been identified as Meshack Nyambati found the coffin which contained a dead squirrel, a dead snake and an empty envelope at his doorstep.
Nyambati reported the matter to Kiambaa police station and the police visited the scene, removed the coffin and launched an investigation on the matter.
"INCIDENT REPORT Ref.OB. 11/ 12/8/2019 at 0830hrs.It occurred today on 12th August 2019 at unknown time within Outspan area about 1kilometres East of the station. It was reported by one Meshack Nyambati of Tel no.0727XXXX29 a resident of Outspan area. That today at around 0630hrs he woke up and upon opening his door he found a small coffin outside. The coffin containing a dead snake, an empty envelope and a dead squarrel. Police visited the scene, the coffin removed for necessary police action. investigation in progress (sic)," read part of a police statement posted by Chamgei FM on Facebook.
The scary incident has widely been shared across different social media platforms and has left so many tongues wagging as such case has never been reported within Eldoret town.