Two middle aged men who were suspected to be thieves have this morning been burnt to death by bodaboda operators in Nyaikuru, Manga district in Nyamira county.
The duo were found with a motorbike suspected to have been stolen. The angry bodaboda operators gave them a thorough beating before setting them ablaze.
The two men who have not been identified are allegedly to have stolen the motorbike from Miruka in Nyamira where bodaboda operators from the area coordinated and chased them to the scene of incident where they attacked them with pangas and other blunt objects before burning them.
Confirming the incident senior police officer in Manga said the assailants have escaped and investigations have been launched.
The officer called upon the members of the public to stop taking law into their hands. He added that should they come across a person, group of people they suspect to be up to no good, they should report them to the concerned authorities.
The remains of the bodies have been taken by police to Nyamira Hospital mortuary.