Police in Mbeere South, Embu County are holding a man who hacked his brother to death with an axe in Wakalia village following a family feud.
Dishon Kinyua, 43, is said to have killed his young brother, Godfrey Kimama Gitonga, for declining to hand over a title deed.
According to their uncle Robert Wachira, Kinyua accosted Kimama, 31, with an axe but was overpowered.
“Kinyua had threatened to kill Kimama if he failed to cooperate. Wielding an axe, Kinyua chased his younger brother, who managed to overpower him, picked the axe and hacked him to death,” said Wachira.
Kimama then took off and sought refuge in neighbouring Murang’a County but was, however, asked to come out of hiding and detained at Makutano Police station.
Villagers said the brothers had long-standing differences that had been reported to the police and issues calmed down after family meetings.
Before her death, their widowed mother is said to have subdivided the family’s four-acre piece of land between the two brothers.
“Kinyua, who sold his share, wanted to subdivide Kimama’s remaining two-acre piece,” said a villager
Kinyua was, however, not happy that his brother had not sold his share and threatened “to kill him and bury him next to his late mother.”
Wachoro sub-location Assistant Chief, DK Wanjohi, said the matter was being handled by police and urged residents to sort out issues amicably and avoid taking the law into their hands.
Confirming the arrest, Mbeere South sub-county Police Commander, Gregory Mutiso, said Kimama will be arraigned in court on Tuesday to face murder charges.
“After the murder, Kamama took off but police managed to track him and was arrested,” said Mutiso.
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