Police in Mukothima Sub-County, Tharaka Nithi County, are investigating a drowning incident in which a two-and-a-half-year-old boy was found dead in River Thang’atha.
The toddler, was discovered trapped between rocks in the river on November 14, at around 11am.
Police suspected that the toddler had drowned, although the circumstances leading to the incident remain unclear.
The body, which had no visible physical injuries, was retrieved and moved to Marimanti Mortuary, where it is awaiting a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.
And a 10-year-old boy has drowned in River Alupe in Teso South Sub-County, Busia County, after reportedly going swimming with other children.
The deceased was a Grade Three pupil at Alupe Primary School.
According to police, the boy had gone missing on Friday, November 13, after failing to return home, prompting his family to alert the area chief.
His grandfather reported the disappearance to Adungosi Police Station on Saturday morning after receiving information that a child’s body had been spotted floating along the banks of River Alupe.
The grandfather rushed to the river at around 6am and identified the body as that of his missing grandson.
The police visited the scene and retrieved the child’s body from the water.
Preliminary investigations established that the boy had accompanied other children to swim in the river before he drowned.
Scenes of Crime personnel documented the incident, with police noting that the body had no visible external injuries.
The body was subsequently moved to Alupe University Mortuary, where it is awaiting a postmortem examination.
Police are expected to establish further circumstances surrounding the drowning.
And a 45-year-old man who sustained serious head injuries during a robbery with violence at a construction site in Karen, Nairobi, has died while undergoing treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital.
The deceased, identified as Nakodi Echom, succumbed to his injuries on Friday, November 13, at around 11pm.
Echom was injured during a robbery at a construction site adjacent to Cold Springs Hotel along Marula Lane in Karen on November 12.
He sustained head injuries during the incident and was rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital, where he was admitted for treatment.
He, however, died while receiving medical attention.
His body is currently lying at the Kenyatta National Hospital mortuary awaiting a postmortem examination.
Police are continuing investigations into the robbery, which has now been upgraded to include a fatality following the victim’s death.
