Detectives are investigating an incident where a group of sand harvesters
recovered a decomposed body of a man after a suspected drowning in Uranga area,
Siaya county.
The man had allegedly drowned in the Nzoia River, which empties into Lake Victoria in
the Uranga area.
The body was then swept to the area where it was found on Saturday night,
police said.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending an identification and autopsy.
Witnesses said it was badly decomposed.
Elsewhere in Juakali, Turbo, Uasin Gishu county, a man identified as Paul Kipsat, 51, was
found dead after being attacked by a mob over unknown claims.
The mob included a brother and sister of a woman he was with at that time.
They dragged him out of his house and killed him about 50 metres away.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other
investigations.
The brother and sister of the deceased’s girlfriend were arrested pending
investigations as the body was moved to the mortuary, police said.
In Makimeny, Bomet county, a two-year-old child drowned in a family
dam in an incident.
According to witnesses and police, the mother and her child had slipped into the dam when he died.
The mother had tied the baby boy on her back as she
fetched water from the place when they accidentally slipped therein.
Locals rushed to their rescue. The woman was rescued alive while the boy
succumbed, police said.
The woman was admitted to a local hospital, while the body of the boy was
moved to the mortuary pending other procedures.
In Kisindi area, Migori county, a one-and-a-half-year-old girl died after
being beaten by her father at their home in Kamagambo village.
The father said he was disciplining her when it turned tragic.
The girl was rushed to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Police said the father went underground after the Saturday incident, and efforts to trace him were ongoing.
The body of the girl was moved to a local mortuary
pending autopsy.
Elsewhere in Bigege village, Nyamira county, police are investigating an
incident where a 13-year-old girl died of burns at their home.
The girl was rushed to a local hospital, while dead with burns on her legs
and bruises on her body.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other
investigations.
Police said they are investigating the
circumstances surrounding the incident to determine what prompted the same.
According to the police, the incident is suspicious and needs attention.
