Human Rights Defenders in Ksm want investigation speeded up into Teacher’s killing

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Teacher and businessman Justus Abong'o Agai who was brutally murdered by two suspected criminals near Ahero Interchange last Saturday-Photo Courtesy 

By Dickson Odhiambo

October 26, 2026

 Human Rights Defenders in Ksm want investigation speeded up into Teacher’s killing

Human Rights Defenders in Kisumu now want the police to speed up investigations to bring to book those suspects who brutally killed a Teacher in Nyando Constituency on Saturday.

Led by Audi Ogada of the Kisumu City Residents Voice, the Human Rights Defenders want the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to dig deep and thoroughly investigate the killing of Justus Abong’o Agai who was brutally murdered while going home from his business premises near Ahero Interchange in Nyando Constituency.

Addressing the press in Kisumu today, Audi said the level of insecurity have gone up in most parts of Kisumu County as a number of people have been brutally murdered under unclear circumstances.

Audi says Teacher Justus’s case should be treated with a lot of agency it deserves and the motive behind the murder be established, adding that the suspects must be brought to book as fast as possible.

Audi says the teacher’s brutal murder has really confirmed that the level of insecurity in Kisumu County and its environs have escalated to a great level, adding that the state security must now do something to help in restoring public confidence.

Audi says he has sent several petitions to the Inspector General of the Police and the Ministry of Interior so as to intervene on the level of insecurity in Kisumu County but no action has been taken.

Audi says the entire security leadership in Kisumu County including those at Ahero Police station should be shown the door so as to help restore confidence from members of the public they serve.

Teacher Justus Abong’o Agai who is also a businessman operating a shop near Ahero interchange was brutally murdered on Saturday at around 8:30pm while approaching his home in Kochogo North.

He was reportedly accosted by two suspected criminals who were on a motorbike and hit him with a blunt object on the head leaving him lying in a pool of blood after bleeding profusely.

According to police reports, he was robbed of his bag which was carrying his items and unknown amount of money.

Agai is a teacher at Kagimba Primary school in Nyando Constituency and was operating two Mpesa shops at Ahero interchange area.

Police took the body to Ahero County Hospital Mortuary awaiting postmortem.

The news of the teacher’s murder has sent shock waves to the residents of Nyando Constituency as a section of residents of the area want to issue of insecurity within the Ahero Interchange and its environs to be urgently addressed.

The residents have appealed to the Kenya National Highways Authority to install security lights along the Ahero Interchange so as to help in improving the visibility in the area especially at night.

They have complained about the area being pitch dark as soon as the night falls, adding that the suspected criminals take advantage of the area being in darkness and rob them even as early as 7:00pm.

 

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