A man aged 80 was found dead after he had been attacked by a swarm of bees in Thunguma village, Nyeri County.
The body of Joseph Waweru Gichohi was found lying in his compound on Saturday, December 3, 2022 moments after he had been attacked.
Police termed the incident a tragedy and is under probe.
Witnesses said the body was lying facing upward with a swarm of bees covering it.
There was no other person in the compound. Even the chicken and dogs had apparently escaped the wrath of the insects.
It is not clear what provoked the bees to lead to the attack that happened at about 3 pm.
Police were called to the scene and moved the body to Outspan Mortuary pending postmortem exercise.
Police said they intend to open an inquest to investigate how and why he died.
“We cannot just assume on our own that he died out of the bees bites. That will be determined through an inquest and postmortem will tell more,” said a senior officer aware of the incident.
