Residents in Rukanga Village, Kirinyaga county were gripped by panic after finding the body of a middle-aged woman hanging from an electric pole.
Locals suspected that the woman was first killed then hand on the electric poles.
This is amid a series of insecurity cases in the same area, where pupils of Kaminji Primary School on Monday found their windows broken and their drinking water poisoned.
There has also been a decry of cattle theft, with locals urging their leaders to tame the situation by increasing police patrols.
The woman’s case was taken up by police for investigations.