According to a report by The Standard Digital on Saturday, November 14, 2026, the suspect landed in police custody after voluntarily walking into Kitengela Police Station.
Identified as Shadrack Sankan Saita, alias Maasai, the suspect reportedly showed up at the station hoping to record an occurrence book report claiming he had been assaulted by another man.
However, alert officers quickly grew suspicious of his account and immediately placed him under arrest as investigations into the fatal Noonkopir Estate incident intensified.
The victim, a thirty-year-old tenant named Maurice Otieno Sande, lost his life on Friday morning after being struck on the head with a hammer during a confrontation over October rent arrears.
Eyewitnesses and neighbors recounted that the tragedy began when the house agent visited the residential plot to demand unpaid rent balances from tenants.
When confronted over the outstanding one thousand five hundred shillings, Otieno reportedly pleaded with the agent to grant him until the afternoon so he could clear the debt once his salary arrived.
Neighbors said the agent became furious, insisting that the landlord could not wait until later in the day for the money.
The suspect allegedly walked away briefly before returning armed with a hammer, which he used to fatally strike Otieno inside his house.
Otieno collapsed and died at the scene, leaving residents of Noonkopir Estate in deep shock and anger over the senseless loss of life.
Police officers moved the deceased’s body to the Kitengela Sub-County Hospital mortuary to await a postmortem examination.
Isinya Sub-County Police Commander Simon Lakitali confirmed that the suspect will be arraigned before a Kajiado court on Monday to face murder charges.
The police boss condemned the resort to violence over a minor financial disagreement, urging landlords, property agents, and tenants to always use lawful and peaceful channels to resolve rental disputes.
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