Police in Isinya, Kajiado County, have arrested a man after he allegedly killed his 34-year-old wife andburying her body in a shallow grave at their farm in Entarakuet.

Shon David Rabassa Kioko was arrested alongside his Burundian farmhand, Ndayishimiye Deo, after police discovered the grave bearing the body of Farida Peter Sangka.

The discovery followed a report made by Ndayishimiye, who told police that his employer had murdered his wife before instructing him to help bury her body in a shallow grave.

The scene was secured as detectives initiated the process of recovering the deceased’s body.

The body was subsequently exhumed in the presence of a pathologist, Ministry of Health (MOH) officials and police officers to facilitate forensic examination and establish the circumstances surrounding her death. The remains were subsequently transferred to Nairobi Funeral Home for preservation pending a postmortem examination.

Meanwhile, Kioko and Deo remain in custody as detectives pursue further investigations to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.