Residents of Trans Nzoia woke up to shock on Tuesday as homicide officers exhumed the body of a woman from a shallow grave wrapped in a blanket.
The incident occurred at Kaliwa village in Waitaluk Ward leading to the arrest of two suspects.
Concerned residents suspicious of fishy activities reported the matter to the authorities after which officers from Kitale Police Station arrived at the scene to initiate further investigations.
Following the tip from the members of the public, homicide officers marked the home as a scene of crime and guarded the compound last night. The police are hunting for more leads, even as the plot continues to thicken.
On Friday, it emerged that the woman's retrieved body was buried without a casket several meters outside a mud-walled house.
Paul Songok head of Directorate Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Transnzoia confirmed the body of the woman has been identified as Alice Chemutai who was a resident of Kitale town.
Since then, panic has gripped the village amid fears that several other bodies may be buried in the compound since there are signs of fresh digging activities in the compound.
According to Trans Nzoia County police commander Jeremiah Ole Kosiom, the homicide officers had obtained a court order to search the compound and dig up the grave.
“We have two suspects in custody and we will know the whole truth,” the police boss stated.
The two suspects arrested are owners of the home where the shallow grave was discovered. The discovery of the body has raised alarm about the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Many questions remain unanswered about how long the bodies have been buried and the circumstances surrounding their death.
Residents now in utter shock are waiting for further information from police officers who were still at the scene of the crime by the time of publishing this article.
