A 10-year-old Grade Six pupil drowned after slipping into a man-made dam while fishing in Ithanga/Kakuzi Sub-County, Murang’a County, on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
The deceased was a pupil at Silanga Primary School.
According to police, the boy had gone fishing at Kilotwe man-made dam when he reportedly slipped and fell into the water before sinking and drowning.
His body was later found floating in the dam, prompting the person who discovered it to alert his mother, Mary Mueni, who confirmed his identity.
Police officers visited the scene following the report at around 7pm.
The officers established that the boy’s body had been retrieved from the water and that there were no visible external injuries.
The body was subsequently moved to General Kago Mortuary, where it was preserved pending a postmortem examination.
The circumstances surrounding the incident were documented by police.
Elsewhere, a 31-year-old man drowned in Lake Victoria within Winam Sub-Location, West Kadem Location, Nyatike Sub-County, Migori County, on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
The deceased, identified as Gordon Nguka, reportedly went swimming in the lake at around 10am before he was overwhelmed by the water and drowned.
Police officers who visited the scene established that members of the public had already retrieved Nguka’s body from the water.
Efforts by members of the public to resuscitate him were unsuccessful, as he had already died by the time he was recovered.
Police processed the scene before the body was moved to Migori County Referral Hospital Mortuary, where it was preserved pending a postmortem examination.