He was subsequently referred to the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital (KTRH) for specialised treatment but was pronounced dead on arrival, police said.

Detectives are investigating an incident where a 41-year-old teacher died after being found with a deep cut wound along the Keumbu-Keroka Road in Gianchere area, Kisii county.

The deceased, identified as Mathew Barongo, a teacher at Riondong’a Junior Secondary School, was discovered at around 12:10 am on Saturday, October 31, lying beside the road in Gianchere area, Biombe sublocation, Birongo location, police said.

According to police, the matter was reported by a resident of Gianchere village.

The report indicated that the deceased's father informed the caller that his son had been found injured with a deep cut on his right hand.

The caller, accompanied by friends, rushed Barongo to Holsoms Private Hospital in Keumbu for emergency treatment before other family members arrived.

His body was preserved at the hospital mortuary awaiting a postmortem examination.

Police investigations are expected to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident and determine whether the teacher was attacked before being abandoned by the roadside.

The motive of the attack was not immediately established, police said.

Murder incidents have been on the rise amid police investigations to solve them.

Meanwhile, police in Kenyenya, Kisii county, have launched investigations into the suspected murder of a 90-year-old woman whose body was found with a deep wound at the back of her head.

The deceased, identified as Pacifica Kwamboka Ogendo, was pronounced dead at Gucha Sub-County Referral Hospital after being rushed there by people who claimed she had fallen and sustained injuries.

The incident was reported on October 29, after a mortuary attendant at the hospital raised concerns over the circumstances surrounding her death.

Investigations established that the deceased had visited her son who had recently been discharged from hospital, at his home.

She was reportedly attending a meeting with her brothers-in-law when she excused herself to answer a call of nature. Her daughter-in-law, told police that she was later informed that the elderly woman had fallen and sustained injuries.

However, detectives noted suspicious circumstances surrounding the incident after discovering a deep wound at the back of her head, believed to have been inflicted using a blunt object.

A bloodstained mopping stick, a hammer and a piece of mopping cloth were recovered from the scene as exhibits.

The body was preserved at Gucha Sub-County Referral Hospital mortuary pending a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.

Police said investigations were ongoing, with several individuals being held at Kenyenya Police Station to assist detectives with inquiries into the suspected murder.