Police in Kiambu County have launched a manhunt for a suspect accused of killing two fellow labourers and seriously injuring another during a violent attack at Mugumo Drive Estate in Kiambu Town.
The suspect, identified as Moses Kigera, is reported to have fled the scene immediately after the incident, prompting detectives to begin an intensive search operation.
According to Kiambu East Sub-County Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officer Stephen Mutua, police were alerted to the attack by one of the labourers who managed to escape unharmed. Responding officers found the bodies of two victims at the scene alongside suspected murder weapons believed to have been used during the attack.
Investigators have not yet established the motive behind the killings. However, Kiambu East Police Commander Elema Hassan said preliminary findings suggest the suspect had recently lost his position and was replaced by one of the deceased workers.
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The two men had reportedly been employed as caretakers at an ongoing construction site within Mugumo Drive Estate.
Police have launched investigations to determine the circumstances that led to the deadly confrontation and to establish whether the employment dispute may have played a role in the incident.
Authorities are also working to trace the suspect and notify the families of the deceased.
The bodies of the two victims were moved to the Kiambu Level 5 Hospital Mortuary, where post-mortem examinations are expected to be conducted.
Meanwhile, the third labourer who sustained serious injuries during the attack is receiving treatment at Kiambu Level 5 Hospital.
Police have urged members of the public with information that could assist in locating the suspect to report to the nearest police station.
