Busia: Man Allegedly Stabs, Kills Brother After Fight Over Meat At Burial

• A man stabbed his brother in the stomach over a dispute about who should carry meat that was to be shared during a relative's burial
• The attacker then fled into a nearby sugarcane plantation and threatened anyone trying to approach him using a machete
• This caused angry villagers to begin a manhunt for the man who was said to have been a nuisance to the community

A man in Teso North, Busia county, allegedly stabbed his brother to death during a relative's funeral.

Why did the man stab his brother?

The two brothers allegedly engaged in a fight after they disagreed on who was to carry a liver meal at their relative's funeral.

According to a report done by Daily Nation, the man got infuriated during the argument, causing him to stab his brother in the stomach, killing him on the spot.

What happened to the Killer?

The suspect ran away and hid in the nearby sugar plantations armed with a machete and threatened anyone who approached him.

Afterwards, angry villagers launched a manhunt, sweeping through the plantation until they found him on the night of Monday, May 13.

The angry residents smoked him out of his hideout and attacked him with machetes and blunt objects until he succumbed to injuries.

The area police commander, Ahmed Abdille, confirmed the two deaths and condemned the community for taking the law into their own hands.

"It was wrong for the community to lynch the suspect. They should have reported the matter to the police for appropriate action," he said.

Man stabs wife to death

Earlier, shock and sorrow engulfed an estate in Naivasha after a man allegedly killed his wife following a domestic dispute.

Residents of Kasarani Estate in North Lake were left in shock after a middle-aged man went berserk and stabbed his wife more than ten times, leading to her death, KAYU FM reported.

Speaking to the media, Naivasha OCPD Stephen Kirui confirmed the incident, saying the man attempted to take his own life after committing the crime.

Kirui said the man was in stable condition at Naivasha Sub County Hospital and would be charged in court with murder.

Proofreading by Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke