Police in Tiriki East, Vihiga County, are investigating two separate deaths after the bodies of a 42-year-old man and an unidentified woman were discovered in River Isava.
The man, identified as Godfrey Shighali, was found dead in the river on Saturday, November 14, after reportedly leaving his home earlier in the day.
Shighali, who was mentally challenged, left home at around 11am heading towards River Isava but had not returned by 3pm.
His brother became concerned and went to the river to look for him.
During the search, he stumbled upon the decomposing body of an unidentified woman whose remains were too badly decomposed to allow immediate identification.
Approximately 100 meters from where the woman’s body was discovered, he found Shighali’s body in the same river.
The two bodies were retrieved and the scenes processed and documented by investigators.
The woman’s body was moved to Jumuia Hospital Mortuary, while Shighali’s remains were taken to Vihiga Referral Hospital Mortuary.
Both bodies are awaiting postmortem examinations to establish the causes of death and assist in identifying the unidentified woman.
Police investigations into the two incidents are ongoing.
And a three-year-old girl died after accidentally falling into a 50-foot-deep well at a homestead in Mabale Village, Busia County.
The child was reportedly playing with other children at the homestead of Faustin Chimwene when the incident occurred on Saturday, November 14.
The minor wandered approximately 75 meters from her family home at around 2pm before accidentally stepping onto the cover of the well.
The cover reportedly gave way, causing her to plunge into the well.
Members of the public rushed to the scene in an attempt to rescue the child before police officers and detectives from Busia Police Station arrived.
However, efforts to retrieve her body proved difficult because of the depth of the well.
Firefighters from the Busia County Government were eventually called in to assist with the recovery operation.
The child’s body was successfully retrieved at around 7pm, approximately five hours after the incident.
The scene was documented by investigators before the body was moved to Busia County Referral Hospital Mortuary, where it is awaiting a postmortem examination.
Police are documenting the incident as a drowning as investigations continue.
