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Three bodies have been pulled from River Yala in Emuhaya Sub-County, Vihiga County. Residents now want to know how the three men died. One of the dead is a police officer who had been missing for about two weeks.
The first body belongs to Wilson Mukuna, a resident of Esibuye Sub-location. His family says he was taken at about 10 p.m. by people in an unmarked vehicle. Young men searching the river for gold later found his body.
The second body belongs to Police Constable Manase Ndakala. He was attached to Hobuyaya Police Station. His body was found trapped in the river after a search led by his family and fellow officers. The body was badly decomposed.
Emuhaya OCPD George Opere led the search. He confirmed the recovery and said investigators have opened a probe into the officer’s death. Detectives have arrested a woman who hosted the officer at her compound before he disappeared. Police stress that her arrest does not prove she is responsible.
The third body was retrieved from the same river. It belongs to a young man from Ebuyangu. Authorities have not yet established how he died.
Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi has sent condolences to the bereaved families. He has also called for proper investigations into the deaths.
Emuhaya parliamentary hopeful Dr Zablon Okwoku also spoke out. He condemned the killings at a tournament launch at Emukunzi Grounds on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. He urged investigators to explain the disappearance and death of the constable.
“The circumstances surrounding these disappearances and deaths are deeply disturbing and demand urgent, thorough and transparent investigations,” Okwoku said. He also asked the National Police Service to clear up what happened.
Okwoku called for checks on possible links between these cases and other incidents reported in Emuhaya. He said anyone found responsible must face the law.
River Yala has appeared in earlier reports about bodies being found. Residents fear the river is being used to dump victims of violent deaths. The latest finds have renewed calls for justice for the families.
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