A mundane Tuesday night in Eldoret’s Langas estate descended into horror as a disagreement between neighbours ended in bloodshed. Dennis Ndovu, a 30-year-old tenant, was brutally stabbed to death, turning a residential compound into a crime scene and leaving a community in shock.

The incident, which occurred on the night of February 10, highlights the disturbing rise in conflict resolution through violence. Police reports indicate that Ndovu was stabbed in the neck during an altercation with a fellow tenant. The motive remains unclear, but the outcome is irreversible. The assailant fled immediately after the attack, vanishing into the darkness and leaving Ndovu bleeding out on the floor.

A Trail of Violence

This tragedy is part of a worrying wave of domestic violence sweeping across the region. Law enforcement officers who visited the scene found the body in a pool of blood, a grim testament to the ferocity of the attack. The suspect remains at large, with police intensifying their search in the Uasin Gishu area.

• Bungoma Incident: In a separate but equally tragic event, Mertrine Nafula was stabbed to death by her husband in Ndengwelwa village following a domestic quarrel.
• Homa Bay Tragedy: A two-year-old boy was killed by his father, who struck him with a spanner during a fight, further underscoring the vulnerability of families in volatile homes.
• Kirinyaga Drowning: Police are also probing the death of a one-year-old boy who drowned in an uncovered well, pointing to a pattern of negligence and fatal accidents.

The Hunt Continues

Eldoret police have issued a surrender ultimatum to the suspect, believed to be hiding within the county. "The hunt for the said assailant continued on Thursday,\" confirmed a police spokesperson.

As the body of Dennis Ndovu awaits postmortem, the residents of Langas are left grappling with the senselessness of the loss. A simple dispute has cost a life, and a killer walks free, leaving a family grieving and a neighbourhood fearful of what might happen next.