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Jacob Chapia,73, who was hacked to death by unknown assailants over land dispute in Ikoli village, Malava Constituency, Kakamega County, on March 29, 2025. [Benard Lusigi, Standard].
On Saturday evening in Ikoli village, Malava Constituency, Kakamega County, Jacob Chapia, a 75-year-old polygamous man with four wives and 35 children, chose to spend the night with his second wife.
Unbeknown to him, it would be his final night on earth. He was brutally killed by a gang, allegedly hired by his relatives over a land dispute.
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