A 27-year-old woman died from injuries sustained in a house fire that destroyed her residence in Muslim area, Dagoretti, Nairobi.
The deceased, identified as Sheila Isichi, succumbed to her injuries on November 2, 2026, while undergoing treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital.
According to police the fire broke out on October 29 at around 2am, completely consuming House Number 3.
Isichi was rescued from the burning house by neighbours and rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital, where she was admitted for treatment.
However, she died on Monday at around 1pm, four days after the incident.
Police confirmed that the house had been completely destroyed by the fire, with property of unknown value also lost in the incident..
Isichi’s body is being preserved at the Kenyatta National Hospital mortuary pending a postmortem examination.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fire that claimed her life.
Elsewhere, police in Bungoma South Sub-County have launched investigations into the suspected murder of a 41-year-old man whose body was discovered inside a deep well in Mpeli Village, North Sangalo Sub-location.
The deceased was identified as Patrick Kundo Wasike.
According to the police, the discovery was reported on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at around 4.15pm, prompting officers from Bukembe Police Station to rush to the scene.
The body was retrieved from the well, and officers established that the deceased had sustained a deep cut wound on the head.
DCI detectives processed and documented the scene before moving the body to Bungoma County Referral Hospital mortuary.
The body is being preserved pending a postmortem examination to establish the exact cause of death.
Investigations are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding Wasike’s death and determine whether he was killed before his body was dumped in the well.
And police in Teso North, Busia County, are investigating the death of a secondary school student whose body was discovered beside a river in Elalai, Kakemer Location.
The deceased, identified as Allan Wekesa, was a Form Three student at Kakemer Senior Secondary School.
Police officers visited the scene, where they found Wekesa’s lifeless body lying naked beside the river.
Foam was reportedly oozing from his nostrils.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the student may have drowned after falling into the river where he had gone to bathe.
His younger brother reportedly found him unresponsive and alerted other family members.
Police suspect that the deceased may have suffered an epileptic seizure while bathing, leading to the suspected drowning.
Officers who examined the body found no visible external injuries.
The scene was processed before the body was moved to Kocholia Sub-County Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination to establish the exact cause of death.