Police in Kericho County on Tuesday, January 4, launched a manhunt for a bodyguard attached to the governor's security detail who is on the run over the alleged murder of his kin.
Kericho County Police Commander, Silas Gichunge, confirmed the incident, adding that his officers were trailing the bodyguard and a prison warden who are the main suspects in the death of Leonard Kipyegon.
The bodyguard, who was working in cahoots with the warden are jointly accused of beating their kin, who they claim stole a beehive.
According to Gichunge, the bodyguard picked up Kipyegon and his friend, Emmanuel Kiprotich, on December 3 at 7pm, and marched them to his compound, where the warden awaited.
Together with the warden they attacked the two young men using a hammer, beating them to a pulp.
Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Kipyegon's uncle, John Yegon, narrated that he watched his nephew die in the hands of the assailants.
"As I walked into the compound, I heard wailing. I decided to look into the matter only to find him being beaten. He was finished," his uncle recounted.
The two suspects fled the scene and are currently being trailed by local authorities. The police boss urged the public to report any sighting of the two to the police.
Kipyegon's body was taken to the morgue, pending an autopsy.
Luckily, Kiprotich survived the ordeal. He was rushed to the Kericho County Referral hospital, where he is nursing broken limbs.
The family of the deceased are demanding that the perpetrators be brought to book.
"I call upon the government to take action on the people who killed my grandson," the deceased's grandmother pleaded.
They also faulted the suspects for taking the law into their own hands, noting that they should have followed due procedure to get justice.
"These were just children. If they committed any offence, arrest them and charge them. Don't kill them," the aunt remarked.
