Professor Tom Onyango’s father, Wilson Onyango, tearfully narrates witnessing grisly killing of son
Nov 09, 2025
The late Professor Tom Onyango’s father watched helplessly as four men violently hacked his son to death at a disputed land that a court had ruled belonged to the family. Professor Onyango was attacked and killed on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at Kakrigu Village, Rusinga Island. He was a professor at the Technical University College. Mzee Wilson Onyango said that one of the attackers, who concealed his panga, approached the professor, pleading to be given a small piece of land to build a house. The elder Onyango said his son told the man that the family had no problem with the request, and that he should discuss the matter with Mzee Onyango. It was at that point, Mzee Onyango said, that the attacker told the professor that “since you have taken the land, you can have it.” Mzee Onyango said that the attackers then started cutting Professor Onyango in the head with the pangas, adding that when the professor fell, the four men stepped on him, kicking his lifeless body. The men then fled the scene. Police said that two suspects, including a woman, have been arrested and are helping with the investigation. Mzee Onyango, who was cut in the hands, was treated and discharged from Mbita Subcounty Hospital.
Add Comment
This policy contains information about your privacy. By posting, you are declaring that you understand this policy:
- Your name, rating, website address, town, country, state and comment will be publicly displayed if entered.
- Aside from the data entered into these form fields, other stored data about your comment will include:
- Your IP address (not displayed)
- The time/date of your submission (displayed)
- Your email address will not be shared. It is collected for only two reasons:
- Administrative purposes, should a need to contact you arise.
- To inform you of new comments, should you subscribe to receive notifications.
- A cookie may be set on your computer. This is used to remember your inputs. It will expire by itself.
This policy is subject to change at any time and without notice.
These terms and conditions contain rules about posting comments. By submitting a comment, you are declaring that you agree with these rules:
- Although the administrator will attempt to moderate comments, it is impossible for every comment to have been moderated at any given time.
- You acknowledge that all comments express the views and opinions of the original author and not those of the administrator.
- You agree not to post any material which is knowingly false, obscene, hateful, threatening, harassing or invasive of a person's privacy.
- The administrator has the right to edit, move or remove any comment for any reason and without notice.
Failure to comply with these rules may result in being banned from submitting further comments.
These terms and conditions are subject to change at any time and without notice.
Comments