Police in Kakamega are holding a boy for stoning and killing of his schoolteacher uncle in Lugose sub-location after a row over water for domestic use. The boy allegedly hit his uncle Maurice Shibutse, 47, on the head with a stone after the man barred him from fetching water on Sunday morning. “The boy came here in the morning to fetch water and my husband refused to grant him permission to get the water, but the boy decided to use force. Muhenje said Shibutse collapsed and was rushed to Mukumu Mission Hospital where doctors treated him and referred him to Kakamega County General Hospital. The body of was picked up by the police and taken to Kakamega County General Hospital mortuary.

Source: The Star March 15, 2021 19:07 UTC