A middle-aged man was lynched to death after he was found red-handed defiling a minor in a bush.
This happened on Sunday in Nyakeya, South Mugirango in Kisii County.
Witnesses said the man identified as Nyabaro was busted with the minor in a bush naked raping her.
“Nyabaro was found red-handed with his neighbor’s 10-year-old girl in a bush by two women who were fetching firewood in the bush,” said David Okindo.
Okindo said the two women screamed and attracted members of the public who arrived and starting beating the suspect before he was set on fire.
Charles Mogeni, area assistant chief confirmed the incident and said the suspect tried to run away but angry residents could not leave anything to chance.
“Nyabaro was set on fire after the angry mob had beaten him. I arrived at the scene late and found the deceased already dead,” he said.
He warned members of the public against taking the law into their hands and urged them to surrender crime suspects to authorities.
The local administrator said the deceased body was moved to Kisii Teaching and Referral hospital mortuary.