A quarrel over a puff of cigarette ended in tragic deaths of two fishermen at Nyagina beach in Suba North constituency, Homabay County. The two fishermen Shikuku Odiko and Geoffrey Ngoje engaged in a fight over a Sh15 cigarette stick Ngoje had bought. Trouble started when Odiko aged 36 started throwing verbal insults at Ngoje aged 32 after he denied him a puff of the cigarette. According to chief of Rusinga East Location Mboya Owuor, the verbal insults turned into a physical fight before Odiko drew a knife and stabbed Ngoje to death. “Ngoje started bleeding profusely before he succumbed to the chest injuries inflicted on him by Odiko,” said.

Source: The Star September 17, 2023 19:31 UTC