Police in Kakamega County are investigating the sudden death of a 42-year-old man who collapsed in a lodging in Koyonzo, Matungu, on Sunday morning.

The man had checked into the facility with a woman he knew before he became unresponsive. Around 2 a.m., the woman rushed to the reception seeking help, saying he had collapsed in bed.

Staff at the lodging reported the incident to the authorities, who confirmed the man’s death. Investigations into the cause are ongoing.

The body did not have any visible injuries when it was found, police said.

Police were called and moved the body to the mortuary pending an autopsy.

The woman was detained pending interrogation and the outcome of the autopsy report, police said.

Meanwhile, a man who slashed to death another man on claims of a love triangle was arrested after being on the run for three months in Murungurune, Meru county.

The murder incident happened on June 2, 2025, in the suspect’s house, where Dennis Mawira was fatally assaulted.

The assailant claimed he had found him with his wife in his house as they had an affair.

The suspect was arrested in the town as he minded his business, police said, and added he would face murder charges.

Such murder incidents have been on the rise in the area amid efforts to solve them.

And police are investigating two separate murder incidents reported in Lungalunga, Kwale and in Magarini, Kilifi county.

In Lunga Lunga, a herder was found dead with stab wounds in an open field in Majongwani village.

Police said the motive for stabbing to death Ngowa Tsuma, 60, was not immediately established.

The body had stab wounds in the neck. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.

In Gongoni, Magarini, Kilifi county, one Charo Karisa was hit and killed in an altercation over Sh300.

The deceased had gone to ask for the money after he sold a mat he had made to the assailant when an altercation broke out.

The assailant is said to have punched the 80-year-old man, leading to his death.

He escaped the scene as police arrived to move the body to the mortuary pending autopsy and his arrest to be followed by an arraignment.