This archive report was first published on 30 November 2019.
On November 30, 2019, a tragic incident occurred in Musikoma ward, Bungoma County, where a younger brother to Kanduyi MP Wafula Wamunyinyi was stabbed to death by his nephew.
The deceased, Joseph Wamalwa Wekesa (35), a resident of Buema village, was severally stabbed with a kitchen knife on the chest by his nephew, Nicholas Simiyu Wafula (30).
According to Bungoma South Police Station commander George Odongo, the murder was reported by the brother to the deceased, Wafula Wamunyinyi, also the area MP.
Odongo explained that the suspect, Nicholas Simiyu Wafula, had rushed to the deceased's house after a fight ensued over an undisclosed issue, and stabbed him on the chest.
He also killed two dogs and smashed the window panes of the deceased's house.
Both the deceased and the suspect were rushed to hospital, where the deceased succumbed to his injuries at around 0500hrs.
The body was transferred to Life Care Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem.
