A middle-aged man has been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of his employer in Kerandi village in Kigumo, Murang'a County.
According to the DCI, the suspect, Fred Cheluba, worked for the 63-year-old as a shamba boy for only two months before committing the heinous act and then vanishing for over a year.
Reports note that Fred sent the victim's 12-year-old grandchild to the shop before pouncing on the old man with a machete. The boy came back to find his grandfather deceased and alerted the neighbors.
"The report booked at Ngonda Police Station indicated that on the fateful morning, the suspect sent a 12-year-old grandchild of the late Mzee Paul Njuguna Kamau to a nearby shop, and while he was away, turned against his employer with a machete." DCI posted.
"The juvenile would only return moments later to find his grandfather locked up in the kitchen, crying in agonizing pain. Apparently, the rest of the family members were away, and the young boy had gone to visit the aged man to get him some breakfast." DCI added.
"The minor raised alarm, drawing the attention of the villagers who thronged the homestead. Jointly with the local police who had also learnt of the incident, the responders broke into the kitchen only to stumble upon Mzee's body soaked in blood, stiff and lifeless. Beside him lay the suspected murder weapon, a machete."
Kigumo DCI officers activated a manhunt for the killer farmhand, with preliminary investigations revealing that the deceased's motorbike and mobile phone were sold out in Eldoret.
Acting on crucial intelligence leads, CRIB detectives yesterday cornered the murder suspect at the premises of a security firm based in Ruiru, where he was seeking employment.
