One man was shot dead and two others injured in Syokimau’s Viraj Estate, Machakos County, during a violent land dispute. The incident occurred during a confrontation over a contested piece of land, culminating in Samuel Muiruri Maina being killed by a gunman who remains at large.

• Samuel Muiruri Maina, an accountant for a local welfare group selling land, was killed by a single gunshot wound to the chest.
• A man identified as Farah, who allegedly owns the disputed property, is currently in police custody following attempts by angry residents to lynch him.
• The dispute reportedly escalated from a prior land sale where Muiruri had sold a parcel to Farah, who later had to pay again due to another claimant, leading to a fatal altercation over reimbursement.