Man, 20, found dead, suspected killer’s house torched in Siaya

Police in Ugenya, Siaya County are investigating an incident where a 20-year-old man was murdered and a house torched under unclear circumstances in Usdiu ‘A’ village in Ukwala location on Saturday evening.

The deceased was found dead before angry youths stormed and burnt the house of his suspected killer. 

According to Siaya County Police Commander Cleti Kimaiyo, the homestead’s owner Okech Okwako reported that a group of about 10 young men stormed his home looking for his grandson who however escaped to an unknown location.

Okech stated that during the incident, the young men avenged their anger on his grandson’s grass-thatched house, burning it to ashes.    

Upon enquiry on why his grandson was being sought by the men who were armed with crude weapons, he told the police that they told him his grandson was among the people who had allegedly attacked the deceased. 

Police found the deceased’s body still lying dead along Awendo-Diraho road about 200 from the homestead with a deep cut on the left of the abdomen.

Mr Kimaiyo said that it was established that the deceased was part of the team that had gone to attack Okech’s home.

The body was taken to the Ukwala sub-county hospital mortuary awaiting post-mortem.