Police in Busia County on Monday evening arrested a woman who allegedly stabbed a fellow woman in a salon killing her instantly.
A neighbor who witnessed the ordeal, Caroline Akumu, claims that she came upon hearing noise from the salon only to find the victim bleeding from her neck where she had been stabbed.
The woman, Maurine Karani, had gone to have her hair done but when she arrived there, a quarrel between her and her host ensued, the latter accusing her of snatching her husband.
"Immediately she arrived, an argument began. She accused Maurine of being her husband's mpango wa kando (secret lover). A few minutes later, we heard noise in the salon only to find that the deceased was bleeding from the neck where she had been stabbed with a sharp knife," Caroline said.
Busia Police Commander Halima Abdi confirmed the incident adding that Karani died as she was undergoing treatment at Busia Referral Hospital.
The suspect is held in Busia Police Station awaiting an arraignment in court on Wednesday, September 28.