Police in Makueni are holding two suspects, among them an ex-convict, in connection with defiling and killing a nursery schoolgirl.
The body was dumped in a 15ft pit latrine.
The victim's intentions are still unclear.
According to the police report, the six-year-old girl went missing on Thursday in Kyuasini sub-location, Kaiti constituency.
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Makueni police commander Joseph Naipeyan said after the incident was reported they went searching for the body.
Today a handwritten note was found posted on a wall at a shop in Kitondooni market with details on the disappearance.
"The note indicated the body was dumped in a toilet in a certain homestead."
Officers from Makueni police station and the public visited the scene, where they found the body stashed in a plastic container in the pit latrine.
"Our investigations reveal Fredrick Mbindyo, 17, [may have] committed the offence jointly with Peter Musyoki, 40, an ex-convict," Naipeyan said.
The victim's intentions are still unclear.
The body was taken to Makueni Referal Hospital mortuary and the suspects locked up at Makueni police station.
