Kirinyaga County police officers have initiated a probe into the murder of a Kirinyaga University student by unidentified individuals.

According to Mwea East sub-county Police Commander James Mutua, the fourth-year student was attacked at 9 p.m. by unknown people at the Kutus trading center.

PHOTO | COURTESY police car

"The deceased was accompanied by his two fellow students who raised alarm after he collapsed as he started bleeding on the thigh following the attack," a statement from Mr. Mutua stated.

The police chief stated that they are following up on several leads in the death of the university student.

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"We have informed his relatives and right now we are waiting for postmortem," Mr. Mutua said in a statement.

More to follow...