The residents of Nyamakoroto village in Kitutu Masaba constituency, Nyamira county are in shock following the horrific murder of a middle aged couple.

Edward Morema Nyagechi, 63, and his wife Grace Morema, 60 were found dead in their house on Tuesday.

The couple was visiting the country from Minnesota USA. The body of Edward was found lying dead near his garage with deep cuts on his head while his hands and legs were tied with binding wire.

His wife Grace was found in the bedroom with deep cuts around her neck and tied up in a similar manner to her husband.

Masaba North Deputy Police Commander Robert Ndambiri stated that the duo is believed to have been tortured before being murdered. 

"It seems the criminals first captured them, tied their hands then later gagged their mouths so that they could not scream for help. We think they died as a result of excessive bleeding."

police are holding two employees, a maid and a farm worker for questioning over the murder. Detectives are investigating to unearth the killers and the motive behind the killings.

The bodies were moved to Kisii Referral Hospital awaiting a postmortem.