Man found dead with injuries along Juja Road in Nairobi

On Thursday morning, a 51-year-old man named Benjamin Mutiso was found dead with visible injuries along Juja Road in Nairobi. His body was discovered by a member of the public opposite Kiboro Primary School at around 8:20am. Police officers responded to the scene and found Mutiso's lifeless body lying on his back beside the road, with injuries to his back, head, and mouth. The case is currently being investigated as a suspected murder, and the body has been taken to the City Mortuary for preservation pending an autopsy.

Separately, on the same day, a 54-year-old man named Frankline Mutembei Njoka died in Mugirirwa Sub-location, Tharaka Nithi County, after being struck by a falling tree branch while pruning trees at his compound. Njoka was reportedly with his brother, who was also pruning trees, when the incident occurred. The branch fell and struck him on the head, resulting in his death at the scene.

Police officers, detectives, and Crime Scene Investigation teams from Chuka Police Station, DCI Chuka North, and Tharaka Nithi visited the scene, where they found blood visible around Njoka's mouth, nose, and ears. The body was moved to Chuka Referral Hospital mortuary for a postmortem examination.