A middle-aged homeless man was on Sunday morning found dead in a carpentry shop in Slota area, Mavoko sub-county of Machakos County.
The incident was confirmed by Athi River Sub-county police commander Samuel Mukuusi.
Mukuusi told Hivisasa on a phone interview that the man has been sick for a while.
He observed that the man had no relatives around and there were plans by Nyumba Kumi members for him to be taken back to his home in Kitale so as to get medication.
"This morning it was reported that a middle-aged man was found dead at a carpentry shop in Slota, he was homeless and sick," said Mukuusi.
He said Nyumba Kumi members had requested the carpentry shop owner to allow the man to sleep in his shop since he had no place to stay.
His body was discovered by the owner as he came to open the shop in the morning.
"As the owner opened his shop he found the man dead," noted the police boss.
The body was taken to Machakos Level Five hospital mortuary for preservation.
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