TWO LYNCHED IN KAKAMEGA OVER ALLEGATIONS OF STEALING CHICKEN
In response to demands to curb the practice, mob lynching cases have increased. Authorities contend that this is connected to the idea that law and order are disintegrating.
Police are looking into reports that a mob in Ikolomani, Kakamega County, killed two men because they were allegedly stealing poultry.
A crowd that claimed the two had stolen poultry from the region frog-marched them from their homes and lynched them.
In response to the tragedy, their families are now requesting justice. The families want the police to act for the sake of justice, but they have refuted the allegations.
Police forbid mob lynching and threaten to prosecute anyone caught in the act.
Regarding the weekend event, no arrests have been made despite the ongoing investigation.
The two were from Vihiga County's Budaywa Sublocation.
According to witnesses, the two were slain at Ikolomani after being dragged by motorcycles.
Detectives are looking into what they called a murderous act.
In response to demands to curb the practice, mob lynching cases have increased. Authorities contend that this is connected to the idea that law and order are disintegrating.
Authorities claim that they are working to stop the terrible trend.
A 20-year-old guy was found dead in the Timbo neighborhood of Kakamega following what appeared to be a suicide.
John Pilishi's body, with a rope around his neck, was discovered on his home's roof.
The incident that occurred on Monday, March 11 has an unidentified motive. In anticipation of the autopsy, the body was taken to the mortuary.
What's Your Reaction?
