Man flees after hacking father to death over missing pig in Kakamega

A 25-year-old man has hacked his father to death after a quarrel over a pig in the Shilalyo village of Shinyalu, Kakamega County.

The dispute arose between the man and his grandfather on Sunday night after he arrived home and found his pig missing.

As the 49-year-old father of ten tried to separate them, his son hacked him on the head and fled.

Police are searching for the 25-year-old while the deceased’s body was taken to the Kakamega Referral Hospital.