Tragic Riruta Stabbing: Woman Fatally Attacked, Two Others Injured

A man stabbed and killed a woman in his house in an altercation in a village in Riruta, Nairobi County. The man also stabbed and injured another woman and her 15-year-old daughter in rage on Saturday, January 17, morning, police and witnesses said. The incident happened in Ngando area, police added. The motive of the incident was not immediately established and the deceased was unidentified. The injured woman and her daughter were rushed to hospital with injuries on the head and hands. They were neighbours to the assailant at the plot, police said. The assailant escaped the scene after the attack and police said they are investigating the same. A number of murder incidents were reported at the weekend. In Katito, Kisumu County, a man was clobbered to death by his brothers in a domestic feud over a piece of land. Police said Michael Onyango, 32, died in hospital after the attack in his house. The assailants escaped the scene after the murder on January 17, 2026, police said. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures. Police said the efforts to arrest the assailants were ongoing. In Naivasha, Nakuru County, one Paul Mabiri, 34, died in hospital after an assault by his wife in an altercation. The wife was arrested for murder investigation following the January 16 incident, police said. In Menengai, Nakuru County, a suspect was arrested over a murder incident that happened on January 29, 2023, in Gatanga, Muranga County. Meanwhile, a French child aged four was killed in an accident in Naromoru, Nyeri County. This followed an accident involving a car that the child was travelling in on January 17, police said, adding the driver of the car was overtaking other vehicles when the incident happened. Four other French nationals were injured in the car. Five other occupants of a car belonging to Kenya Wildlife Service were injured in the incident. Police said they are investigating the incident. In Chinga, Nyeri County, one Paul Waithaka Kabuu, 35, was found dead after being attacked by an unknown wild animal. The body was found in the area with puncture marks on the head and a bite on the right thigh. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy. Police said Kenya Wildlife Service officials had been called to join the probe into the death. They want to establish the animal behind the killing for further action.