Kakamega Man Kills Wife Over Infidelity, Hides Her Body On The Roof Before Taking Own Life

• Kakamega County Police Commander Joseph Kigen confirmed that a man killed his wife before taking his own life
• Neighbours said the deceased had accused his wife of cheating on him after he found controversial text messages on her phone
• Despite the woman confessing to cheating on the man, he attacked her and killed her before hiding her body on the roof of their house

Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Kakamega - Police have launched investigations after a man allegedly killed his wife following a domestic dispute in Lukume area of Malava constituency.

Citizen Digital reported that the man, identified as Isaiah, allegedly killed his wife and hid her body on the roof of the house before taking his own life, following a confirmation over infidelity allegations.

Kakamega County Police Commander Joseph Kigen said the investigation is underway and that they are awaiting the results of an autopsy on the bodies.

How Kakamega man discovered his wife was cheating

Prior to committing the crime, the deceased man claimed that his wife was having extramarital affairs after returning home from Nanyuki, where he works.

Neighbours said Isaiah confronted his wife, and she admitted that she had been bringing another man into their matrimonial bed in the husband's absence.

“They started arguing in the house, and after some time, the woman admitted that in the husband's absence, there's a man that sleeps in their matrimonial bed and that she has also paid him several visits,” a resident said.

Isaiah alleged that he discovered communication between his wife and her extramarital partner through her mobile phone, which annoyed him.

Efforts by the family and neighbours to counsel him over the last two days bore no fruit, as he killed his wife to the shock of the family.

Why man killed wife in Bomet county

In other sad news, police in Bomet county launched a manhunt for a middle-aged man who allegedly killed his wife in Korara area.

Citizen Digital reported that Niphale Kiprotich Ngetich killed his wife using a claw hammer in what appears to have been caused by a domestic dispute.

Bomet East sub-county Police Commander John Karani said the 30-year-old woman succumbed to injuries as the suspect fled the scene after committing the heinous act.

Detectives who processed the scene recovered what is believed to be the killer weapons, which included a claw hammer, a kitchen knife, and a wooden stick.

Karani said the body of the deceased had also been mutilated.