According to police, Wambua, a resident of Madogo Township, had been reported missing at Madogo police station after his disappearance three days earlier

Police are investigating an incident where a 26-year-old boda boda rider who went missing for three days was identified as the man whose badly mauled body was discovered near Modika area in Garissa county.

The deceased, identified as Jackson Muteti Wambua, was positively identified by relatives and fellow bodaboda operators at the Garissa Referral Hospital mortuary on October 31.

His colleagues launched a search for him before contacting the Garissa Referral Hospital mortuary, where they discovered a body recovered near Modika on Friday.

A boda boda chairman at Hidiq Stage, led the identification exercise, using clothing recovered from the scene, including a reflector jacket, brown trousers and a T-shirt.

He told police that he had accommodated Wambua for about a week at his rented house after the deceased's landlord allegedly locked his house over rent arrears.

The body had been extensively mauled by a wild animal, making further forensic examination necessary to establish his identity and circumstances surrounding his death.

Police also reported that the deceased's motorcycle, which was reportedly acquired through Mogo Credit, was missing.

Detectives contacted the financing company to assist in tracking the motorcycle.

The body remains at Garissa Referral Hospital mortuary pending a postmortem examination and DNA sampling to support the identification process.

Investigations are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding Wambua's disappearance, death and the disappearance of his motorcycle.

A 52-year-old woman was arrested in Meru county following the death of her 58-year-old husband, who allegedly succumbed to injuries sustained in a domestic assault.

The deceased, identified as Murungi James, reportedly sustained head and abdominal injuries after being assaulted with a club by his wife at their home on October 19.

According to police, the incident was reported on October 30 after the man was rushed to Maua Methodist Hospital for treatment but later died while undergoing treatment.

His wife was arrested in connection with the incident and placed in police custody pending arraignment in court.

Police are expected to pursue the case as a murder investigation following the man's death.

And police in Kiminini subcounty, Trans Nzoia county, are investigating the death of a 54-year-old man whose body was found floating in River Kabuyefwe.

The deceased, identified as Dan Mutua, was discovered on October 30, in Mwanainchi Village, Matunda location.

Police officers found Mutua's body floating in the river, with blood reportedly oozing from his nose.

He was a resident of Mkaa Village in Matunda.

Police processed and documented the scene before moving the body to Wamalwa Kijana Referral Hospital mortuary, where it is awaiting a postmortem examination.

The postmortem is expected to establish the cause of death and determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.