Man sets month-old son on fire

Police in Likuyani arrested a man suspected to have strangled his one-month-old baby before dousing him in paraffin and setting him ablaze on Monday night.

"I was awoken at around midnight by a commotion only to find my husband strangling our baby. I tried to rescue the child but his father overpowered me. I ran out of the house to alert neighbours," said Mary Nasimiyu, the child's mother.

When his wife left the house, the 31-year-old man identified as Tom Simiyu locked himself in the house and poured paraffin on the baby before lighting a match.

"We have been living peacefully," said Ms Nasimiyu.

Area chief Were Ngao said they suspected the man may have been mentally ill.