The deceased, identified as Suleiman Maungo Kon’gani, was found with visible injuries to his right leg, police said adding investigations were ongoing.

A 66-year-old man was found dead in a maize plantation in Bulimbo A Village, Namasanda area, Matungu Subcounty, Kakamega county, in a suspected murder incident.

Police visited the scene after receiving reports of a lifeless body in the area.

Upon arrival, the officers found the decomposing body lying in a maize plantation.

The deceased’s wife told police that she had last seen her husband on October 21 and believed he was at his second home.

Police processed and documented the scene before moving the body to St. Mary’s Hospital Mumias mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination.

Investigations are expected to establish the circumstances surrounding Kon’gani’s death and determine whether he was killed, said Western Regional Police Commander George Seda.

And a 98-year-old man has been found dead in a thicket in Kitile Sub-location, Kibaoni Location, Mwala Sub-County, Machakos County.

The deceased was identified as Kituku Kilonzi, whose decomposing body was discovered.

Police visited the scene and established that the body appeared to have been lying in the thicket for several days.

The discovery was reported at around 10:10 pm, prompting police to document the scene and arrange for the removal of the body.

Kilonzi’s son told police that the family had not filed a missing person report.

The body was moved to Machakos Level 5 Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.

The circumstances surrounding the elderly man’s death remain unclear.

Elsewhere, a 41-year-old man who went missing on Wednesday, October 21, has been found dead in a river in Uasin Gishu County

The deceased, identified as Samuel Ngethe Macharia, was found on October 24, at around 6 pm, before members of the public retrieved his body.

Macharia had reportedly been missing for three days before his body was discovered in the river.

Police officers visited the scene and established that the deceased had drowned, although the report contains conflicting references to the river involved, naming both River Moiben and River Nzoia.

The body was moved to Kijana Wamalwa Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.

The case remains under investigation, police said on Monday.