A 28-year-old woman was fatally stabbed during an altercation at a bar in Chuka, Meru County on Monday morning.
Police are pursuing the suspect, who is known to the woman and currently on the run.
The body of Karimi Wangi was discovered by pub security hours after her death.
Police found the body with a deep wound on the left side of the neck.
It was determined that the deceased was with her boyfriend at the bar when a fight broke out between them, leading the suspect to stab her before fleeing to an unknown location.
The cause of the altercation is not yet known.
The body has been moved to Chuka County Referral Hospital mortuary for preservation and postmortem as the search for the suspect continues.
Police have also spoken to the club management and witnesses as part of their investigation.
In the same area of Murungurune, Meru County, police are investigating the suspected suicide of 41-year-old Douglas Mutethia Mba.
His body was found hanging in his house in Bubui Village with a rope tied around his neck from one of the roof rafters in his bedroom.
No suicide note was found, and the motive remains unclear.
The body was taken to Kanyakine Subcounty Hospital Mortuary for postmortem.
In Kiritiri, Mbeere, Embu County, police are investigating the suspected suicide of 36-year-old Bilha Wangari.
Her body was discovered hanging from a sisal rope tied to a mango tree at her parents’ homestead.
It was established that she had a mental health issue and was on medication.
However, police are investigating the circumstances of her death.
The body, which had no visible injuries, was moved to the Embu Level Five Hospital morgue for autopsy.
In Kathiani, Machakos County, 24-year-old Mutua Koki also died by suspected suicide.
His body was found hanging from a sisal rope tied to a mango tree on his grandmother’s farm.
No suicide note was found.
The body, which had no visible injuries, was moved to the Kathiani Level Four Hospital morgue for postmortem.
Cases of suicide have been increasing, with police recording at least two cases daily.