A 35-year-old man lost his life on Thursday after he was found pants down with another man’s wife.
A police report by the DCI indicates that the tragedy struck around 2 PM in Ukwala Village in Keringet, Kuresoi South Sub-County.
Edwin Komen is said to have been welcomed into the house by the suspect's wife and were having good times when the husband of the woman stormed in unannounced and busted them.
"In a fit of rage, the 53-year-old man reached for a machete and descended on the besieged young man mercilessly hacking his head three times, killing him on the spot," the DCI report reads.
As the suspect pounced on the victim, his wife fled the scene to nearby farms and is yet to be seen again.
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The incident brought the silent village of Ukwala to a standstill as residents thronged the scene to witness the tragedy.
"Women chanted incantations while holding their heads, as curious children pushed and shoved from the periphery, to have a glimpse of what was happening," the DCI report adds.
The area chief Peter Langat termed the incident unfortunate and called on the villagers to be law-abiding and not take the law into their own hands in such circumstances.
The suspect is currently in custody at Keringet Police station, being processed for arraignment.
