Residents of Nyakeore village in Kebirigo are yet to come to terms after a middle-aged man hacked his younger brother to death following a land scuffle that was apparently before the elders for determination.
On Thursday, Pius Oginda, 45, is said to have differed with his brother James Manani over a piece of land where the latter had planted blue gum trees before he took the law into his own hands and stabbed him severally to death.
According to the deceased's, wife Mary Manani, the two have been wrangling over the piece of land and the matter was taken to village elders to come up with determination besides reconciling the two brothers.
“They have been having issues and the matter was before the hands of elders for determination. They started quarreling and later started fighting. I was unable to prevent them from fighting,” she said.
“He was stubbed severally on the chest and died on the spot. Then I had to scream aloud in a bid to inform area residents who came late when all had happened,” she said.
Area police officers, led by Kebirigo OCS Erick Musyoka, arrested the accused near Kebirigo market where he was reportedly planning to flee and was taken to Nyamira police station for questioning.
“We received the information from family members and caught up with the accused when he was almost boarding a matatu to an unknown destination. He is currently under police custody as we carry out investigations,” he said.