As Christians from all over the world celebrated the death and resurrection of christ, others were mourning the loss of their loved ones through bizarre instances.
The following are instances where a number of Kenyans lost their lives during the Easter festivities.
Residents of Gitumbi village in Kirinyaga county beat to death a judicial officer and set his house ablaze. Muriithi Muchiri was lynched after he reportedly attempted to disrupt mourners at his home, who had convened for funeral arrangements of his son who committed suicide last week.
Kerugoya police boss Mohamed Bedel asked residents to avoid taking law into their hands adding that the police had launched investigations into the incident.
Elsewhere, a 47-year-old woman allegedly killed and burnt her husband’s body in Matunda village, Gatanga.
The Saturday dawn incident left residents in shock after the woman and her two daughters attacked James Maina with a machete killing him on the spot.
Police who arrived at the scene found Maina’s partly burnt body after it was doused and set alight. They arrested the woman and her daughters and recovered a hammer, axe and a panga. A neighbour, Naomi Kimani, said the couple frequently quarreled after Maina arrived home drunk.
“They had separated for some months and it is only recently that the man returned,” she said. Gatanga Criminal Investigations Officer James Mwangi said: “We are carrying out investigations into incident. We have three suspects in custody and we will present them in court in due time.”
Meanwhile, two people died yesterday morning in a road accident near Juja City Mall on Thika Superhighway. The two died when their car rammed into a stationary lorry.
Juja Police Commander Dorothy Migarusha said the vehicle hit the lorry before veering off the road and burst into flames.
In Ugunja, Siaya county, police have launched a manhunt for suspects behind the killing of two night guards at Ywaya market in Ugunja.