Detectives are investigating an incident where a man was shot dead in Pungu Tuliani area of Ng’ombeni Location, Matuga subcounty, Kwale county. The body of the man, identified as Stanley Mwadime Mwawughanga, aged approximately 30, was discovered on Friday, October 30, 2026, with gunshot wounds to the head.
Upon arrival, police officers found the deceased lying at the scene with blood oozing from his nose and mouth. Police also recovered a red TVS motorcycle, believed to have been in the deceased's possession before the shooting. A search conducted on the body led to the recovery of the deceased's national identity card and two mobile phones.
Investigators revisted the scene on Saturday and recovered three spent cartridges and a live ammunition. They were sent for ballistic tests, police said on Sunday. The scene was documented by police before the body was moved to Kwale Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination.
Police are expected to investigate the circumstances surrounding the killing and establish the motive behind the shooting, as well as identify those responsible. Police said they were yet to establish contacts with the family of the deceased for more information, which will help to tell more including on why he may have been targeted.
In a separate incident, a 19-year-old secondary school student was found murdered in Kakamega county. The body of Titus Mwachi Nangabo, a Form 3 student at Ingusi Senior School, was discovered on Saturday morning, October 31, 2026, lying in a pool of blood beside a road in Mwitokho ‘A’ Village, Shitsitswi sublocation, Imanga location, Butere subcounty.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the incident began at around 11:30 pm on Friday, October 30, when more than 10 masked men armed with crude weapons, including pangas, slashers and iron bars, stormed the deceased’s parents’ homestead in Mulando Village, Eshikalame Sub-location, Mumias West Sub-County. The attackers reportedly locked the deceased’s parents inside their house before proceeding to a separate house, where they picked up Nangabo and led him away in the presence of his two brothers.
Police suspect the attackers could have been the deceased’s peers, allegedly seeking revenge over his past involvement in violent attacks and reported defilement incidents. The motive behind the killing remains under investigation.
Key points
- The police are investigating the killing of Stanley Mwadime Mwawughanga in Kwale county.
- A separate incident occurred in Kakamega county where a 19-year-old student, Titus Mwachi Nangabo, was murdered.
- The police are working to establish the motives behind both killings and identify those responsible.
