Police in Kericho have launched a manhunt for a bodyguard attached to the security of a governor following the murder of his kin.
Confirming the incident, Kericho County Police Commander Silas Gichunge stated that officers are on the hunt for the bodyguard and a prison warden both of who are the prime suspects in the murder of Leonard Kipyegon.
The two are said to have beaten the deceased to death after they accused him of stealing a beehive.
The police boss stated that the bodyguard picked up Kiyegon along with his friend Emmanuel Kiprotich and walked them into his compound where the warden was waiting.
Using a hammer, the two descended on the young men mercilessly.
Kipyegon's uncle, John Yego told the media on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, that he watched his nephew die in the hands of the warden and the bodyguard.
"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," Yegon narrated.
The two assailants fled the crime scene and are since being trailed by law enforcement.
Gichunge called upon area residents to assist the police with investigations and report any sighting of the two fugitives.
Kipyegon's body was moved to the morgue pending an autopsy.
The deceased's friend, Kiprotich survived the beating and was rushed to the Kericho County Referral hospital with broken limbs and is currently undergoing treatment.
Kipyegon's family has since demanded that justice be accorded to them and the two assailants be prosecuted.
"I call upon the government to take action on the people who killed my grandson," the deceased's grandmother pleaded.
The family further castigated the two assailants for taking matters into their own hands instead of reporting the young men to the authorities.
"These were just children. If they committed any offence, arrest them and charge them. Don't kill them," the deceased's aunt stated.
