Police officers attached to Kehancha Police Station in Migori County are currently investigating the death of a businessman who was fatally stabbed by a former employee in Isebania on Thursday, February 29.
Narrating how the events unfolded, a police officer privy to the matter explained to the press that the deceased opened his business on Thursday morning and continued with his normal day-to-day operations.
Moments later, one of the employees who he had fired a week prior, showed up at his business.
The two men engaged in a conversation that later escalated into a confrontation as an argument ensued.
The officer disclosed that the former employee, in a fit of rage, brandished a knife and stabbed the businessman twice in the chest. Subsequently, the suspect fled from the scene.
Officers from Kehancha Police Station were dispatched to the scene and cordoned off the entire business premises as a crime scene. Detectives have initiated investigations to determine the motive behind the murder.
Law enforcement officials ruled out theft as a motive, given that the suspect did not abscond with the cash left on the table, which remained untouched.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect fled towards Tanzania to avoid being detected by law enforcement officers.
"They began arguing and following the confrontation, the ex-employee took out a knife and stabbed him to death at his chest. He then fled to Tanzania," the officer stated.
"If the motive were to steal, he would have taken the cash left on the table."
The incident highlights the recent surge in criminal activities across the country. According to the Economic Survey 2023 report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), the crime rate increased from 81,272 in 2021 to 88,083 in 2022.
The highest number of cases reported in police stations in 2022 were robberies, homicides and abductions.
