Sindo residents in shock as bodies of two people found

The two bodies were taken to Sindo sub-county hospital mortuary. [Courtesy]

Grief engulfed Sindo township in Homa Bay County on Wednesday following the mysterious deaths of two men.

The bodies were found at Wadiang’a Beach in Sindo town, Suba sub-county.

In the first case, the body of Nicholas Odhiambo,33, was found lying in a pool of blood in a thicket.

Odhiambo’s body was discovered by a resident who had gone to bathe on the shore of Lake Victoria. The body had injuries on the head.

Sindo sub-county residents protest the killing of a fisherman, August 2021. [Courtesy]

Another man identified Evance Makori,38, was found dead in his rental house where he has been living alone.

Makori’s body was found on the floor of his house near the same beach but had no visible injuries.

Residents said Makori has been missing for days. The cause of his death was not immediately established.

Trang’wa East assistant chief Rose Nyangoko said the police are already investigating the deaths.

The two bodies were taken to Sindo sub-county hospital mortuary.