TEN MURDERS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 August 1929, Page 1

TEN MURDERS

NAIROBI, June 16. A European employer in the Kitale district of Konya Colony refused to renew a native’s agreement. The .native extremely annoyed, went off to his hut and murdered his wife and child. He then killed a neighbour, with whom he had a quarrel, and proceeded iii search of his daughter. On the way lie met a woman carrying a load of fire wood whom be speared and killed. Still unsatisfied, ho caught bis daughter, biding in a wood, and killed her. He next came across a but within which squatted two women and two children, all of whom he despatched. Subsequently be met two men and women, one of whom he speared. Upon being captured, his first request was for permission to go to bis employer and collect the money due to him on his labour ticket. In another case reported from the same district a native had bis ears boxed by bis employer. He stole a gun and fird at ; liis employer' while the latter was in his bath, , hut only slightly wounded him. A ’ , He then moved off to the hut of another native, with whom Re had been gambling, and shot him dead' Walking over to the next farm, lie shot a second native, explaining subsequently that he thought he might as well shoot a few while he was about it.