On Saturday, August 19, the local dailies highlighted some talking points from the 8th Devolution Conference held in Eldoret. The StarThe daily reported that a Kitui man hacked his middle-aged girlfriend with a machete over KSh 11,500. Mutati Mwaniki from Kiima village in Kyuso sub-county allegedly killed Mary Nzambi, a mother of eight, by stabbing and slashing her severally with a panga. Kamuwongo area chief, Mary Mwende, said Mwaniki was living with Nzambi as her girlfriend for a long while, and they had a child together. The suspect led police to another house, where they arrested a building caretaker who allegedly helped the suspect hide the motorbike.

Source: Daily Nation August 19, 2023 05:54 UTC