According to police, bloodstains were visible on the ground several metres from the body, suggesting that a struggle had taken place before he was killed.

Detectives are investigating an incident where a 49-year-old man was stabbed to death by suspected robbers who attacked him as he headed to work in the Lindi area of Kibra, Nairobi.

Jacob Odhiambo Alube was reportedly attacked at around 5.30 am on October 23 by a gang that robbed him of his valuables, including his mobile phone, police said.

Police said Alube was killed after attempting to resist the robbery.

Police rushed to the scene following the report and found the victim lying on the ground in a pool of blood.

Scenes of Crime personnel from Nairobi Region processed the scene as detectives began investigations into the incident.

A toy pistol was recovered near the scene and secured as an exhibit for investigation, police who visited the scene said.

Alube’s body was moved to Nairobi Funeral Home, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.

Police are expected to investigate the circumstances surrounding the killing and pursue the suspects behind the fatal robbery.

Police said they were pursuing leads into the whereabouts of the suspects for justice.

“This was a father and brother of someone who was depended on in many ways. Crime does not pay and we will get those behind the murder,” said Nairobi Police chief Issa Mohamud.

He said they are investigating murder and robbery with violence.

Police usually advise robbery victims to cooperate with their attackers for their own safety.

Mohamud said they had deployed more personnel on the ground to address such cases.

And the body of a 16-year-old Form Three student who was reported missing was positively identified by his father following its recovery in Gatundu South, Kiambu County.

The deceased, identified as Rygan Kahura Njeri, was a student at Githaruru High School.

According to police the boy’s father, identified the body at the morgue.

Police had earlier reported the drowning incident on October 22, with the latest update confirming the identity of the deceased.

The body remains at the morgue pending a post-mortem examination and further police procedures.

Authorities are expected to establish the circumstances surrounding the teenager’s death as investigations continue.