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Makueni man, 70, accused of hacking his parents to death over land

Machete

A panga (machete) at a crime scene.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

A man who was arrested Wednesday in connection with the killing of his parents at Muiu Village in Makueni County had differed with them over land inheritance, the Nation has established.

John Nzingu Ndivo, 70, is accused of hacking Ndivo Ndolo, 102, and Katumbi Ndivo, 96, at dawn on Wednesday. The man’s lifeless body was found in a pool of blood in the kitchen while the woman’s body was discovered in a maize plantation, according to a report by Makueni County Police Commander Joseph ole Napeiyan.