Mystery surrounds an incident in which a journalist working with the Standard Group was found murdered and his body dumped on the roadside along Kangundo Road, Nairobi.
According to a police report, the body of Moses Okiror Omusolo, 35, was on Thursday morning found in a ditch with a deep cut on the head.
Police said they suspect he was killed elsewhere and the body dumped at the site.
“The body of the deceased was taken to the morgue and currently investigations are ongoing to ascertain what might have transpired,” Mr Adamson Bungei, the Nairobi County police boss said.
Locals reported to police there was a body lying on the roadside opposite Superloaf Company.
Police said that a black backpack was recovered next to his body and had personal documents that assisted the police to identify him.
According to police, the motive of the murder and possible killers are yet to be known.
The journalist had been living in Umoja area, which is not far from the scene where the body was found.
He previously worked at Nation Media Group before joining Standard Group.
Mr Omusulo was engaged and planning for a wedding that would have taken place in February 2023.
He was a graduate of Masinde Muliro University class of 2013.
