Police Search For Ex-convict Who Allegedly Killed His Mother After Being Pardoned On Madaraka Day
Police in Kirinyaga County are hunting down an ex-convict suspected of killing his mother in cold blood over land on Sunday, June 12, 2022.
Lydia Kadima 
The assailant was one of 3,908 minor criminals pardoned by President Uhuru Kenyatta during Madaraka Day celebrations this year.
The man hacked his mother to death in the bathroom before fleeing the scene, shocking the neighborhood.
Responding to the distress calls, neighbors discovered the elderly woman lying in a pool of blood and called the cops.
Mwea East sub-county police chief Daniel Kitavi said his officers acted quickly after learning of the gruesome murder and discovered the victim's body inside the main house.
The body was taken to Kibugi Funeral Home as police search for the suspect.
In another incident, Uriri, Migori County, police have initiated a manhunt for a 20-year-old man suspected of killing a 74-year-old grandmother on Friday, June 10, 2022
After being confronted by the deceased's grandson, the perpetrator, who was only named, fled to an unknown location.
When the kin arrived home, he heard screaming from the granny's house, which was locked from the inside.
He made his way inside, only to discover his grandma on the ground, bleeding profusely from a major cut on her stomach, left hand, neck, and left leg.
The body was sent to Migori level 4 hospital, where an autopsy was scheduled.
