A man was electrocuted as he connected power in his house in the Embakasi area, Nairobi.
The body of Francis Njau was
found lying on his veranda long after he had been electrocuted on Monday
morning, police said.
Neighbours heard him scream, and
when they went to check, they found the body lying on the veranda as he held a
live wire.
Nairobi police commander George
Sedah said police were called to the scene and moved the body to the mortuary.
Such incidents are common in
informal settlements amid claims they occur because of illegal power
connections.
Meanwhile, three people died
separately in unclear circumstances.
In the first incident, a girl
aged eight collapsed and died as she fed in their house in the Mkuru Kwa Njenga
area, Nairobi.
The girl was taking her supper
when she suddenly collapsed and fell on her head on Sunday night, March 9.
She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
In Huruma, Nairobi, one Winnie
Masai died after she complained of abdominal pains.
Her husband told police the deceased had complained of pain in the abdomen and decided to take some drugs.
The condition, however, persisted, prompting him to take her to the hospital in
the area where she died on arrival.
In Ruai, a man was found dead
near a bar.
The owner of the outlet told
police he saw the deceased lying in a trench, and when he went to check on him, he realized he was unresponsive.
Police picked up the body to
the mortuary for autopsy.
Police said they are
investigating the incidents.
The bodies are lying in
mortuaries pending autopsies and other procedures, police said.
Elsewhere, police are investigating an
incident where a 70-year-old man was attacked and robbed of Sh80,000 moments
after he had withdrawn the cash from a bank in Kakemega Town.
Police suspect an inside job or
the gang behind the Saturday, March 7 incident was in the bank.
There is a possibility the gang
was tipped off by a bank insider, police said.
The victim, who had hearing
challenges, had left his Kabras home for Kakamega town to withdraw the cash for
family use.
He left the bank and took his
bicycle home.
He was then attacked at the gate by men who drove a Subaru car.
The men bundled him into the
car and drove off, leaving his bicycle behind.
The victim was later found
abandoned and traumatized in the Wemilabi Luanda area within Emuhaya Sub
County.
He had been robbed of the cash
and his personal belongings.
Police said they are hunting
for the attackers.
Such incidents have been on the
rise, with investigations indicating an inside job.
Elsewhere in Kiamaciri,
Kirinyaga County, a gang raided a church and stole assorted electronic goods.
The gang went to Return to Lord
Ministry Church on March 8 night and grabbed speakers, and other goods before
escaping.
Police said the robbers gained
entry by breaking off a steel door and its lock.
No one was injured during the
attack.
In Mukurweini, Nyeri County, a
gang went to a construction site in the Wamutitu area and attacked guards on
duty before robbing materials.
The robbers stole their mobile phones, along with 610 pieces of building metal rods (size D10) and 16 pieces of binding wire. They loaded the stolen items into a waiting lorry and drove to an unknown location, police and witnesses said.
