This archive report was first published on 28 December 2019.
On December 24, a tragic incident occurred in Kamulu, Njiru sub-county, Nairobi, where a sand harvester, Duncan Odhiambo Sideng, allegedly killed his colleague, Isaac Onduor, during a fight over the commodity.
According to reports, Sideng hit Onduor on the head with a spade, leading to his death at the Kenyatta National Hospital while undergoing treatment.
Police constable Japhet Munene has sought orders to detain Sideng at Kamulu police station for 21 days to conclude investigations into the incident.
Munene stated that he needs to record statements from witnesses, obtain a mental assessment report of the accused person, and the postmortem report of the deceased, which has already been done.
