A 65-year-old man was on Saturday evening found dead in his house in Nduni area Kalunga sub location Kathiani sub-county.
Confirming the incident Kalunga sub-chief Benson Kiilu said that the man who lived alone in his hut for a long time was found dead by his relatives.
Kiilu disclosed that the mystery behind the man's death has not been unravelled but the police have commenced investigation into his death.
Kiilu said that the deceased relatives have been questioned where they disclosed that he was not sick and expressed their shock when they found him dead.
The sub-chief noted that the deceased brother was the one who went to look for him in his house but got no reply where he was forced to break down the door after suspecting that his brother could have committed suicide.
"The man who was identified as Simon Nzyoki was found dead in his house and the cause of his death has not been known yet," said Kiilu.
The body of the man was taken by the police to Kathiani hospital mortuary for postmortem.