This archive report was first published on 10 May 2020.
On Saturday morning, a shocking incident occurred in Rongai subcounty, Nakuru, where a 31-year-old man, Julius Kipkemboi, allegedly killed his friend, Kipkemboi Tomno, over love chats with his wife.
According to Rongai subcounty deputy police commander Shadrack Marwa, Kipkemboi, an electrician from Kabasis in Kabarnet, hacked Tomno to death before presenting himself at the Menengai police station.
Marwa stated that Kipkemboi confessed to officers that he was shocked to learn that Tomno, his trusted friend, could have been having an affair with his wife.
Investigations revealed that Kipkemboi had been spying on his wife's phone before committing the crime, and he was agitated after discovering the two were exchanging love messages through WhatsApp.
“The suspect cried during interrogation saying that he was shocked to read some of the messages,” said an investigating officer who requested anonymity.
It is alleged that Kipkemboi confronted his wife, who further told him their three-month-old baby was fathered by his friend.
Charged, he boarded a vehicle from Kabarnet to Rafiki area, near Kabarak, where he owns an electronic shop, where he planned the murder.
“Though the deceased was to meet the suspect at his shop, he confronted him along the road and hacked him to death,” said the investigator.
The body was discovered lying in a pool of blood along the road with several stab wounds on the chest, head, face, and back.
Police recovered murder weapons at the scene of crime and took the body to Nakuru County morgue.
“Investigations to arraign the suspect to court where he will be charged with murder is ongoing,” said Marwa.
