The body of a 60-year-old man was on Friday discovered decomposing in his home in Kyeleni home in Matungulu sub-county Machakos county.
According to Kyeleni location chief Dominic Musau, the man had long separated with his family and was living alone in his home.
Musau said that the neighbours were alerted by a foul smell coming from the mans home only for them to draw near and find the lifeless body of the man decomposing in his house.
"The neighbours had not seen the deceased for some days where they smelled the sickening smell from his compound where on getting there they found him dead and his body decomposing," said Musau.
The chief said that the cause of the man's death has not yet been established but the police have launched investigations right away.
The body of the man was taken by police to Ndonyo Sabuk hospital mortuary for postmortem.