Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in his car along Thika Road, Nairobi.
The body of the man identified as Vitalis Matinde Chacha, 42 was found on the driver’s seat long after he had died.
The cause of his death is yet to be known, police handling the matter said.
The car had been parked at the Kastermill area, Kasarani on Saturday night when the body was found, police said.
Police said they arrived at the scene and found the driver in a black Toyota Mark X locked from inside.
The team broke into the car and found the driver had died hours earlier. A wallet was found in his pocket with his identification documents and other valuables.
The cause of the death is yet to be known, police said as they moved the body to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.
Girl drowns after falling into swollen river
Meanwhile, a girl aged eight drowned after falling into a swollen river at Kaimgichiri area near Waihenya Bridge within the Githurai 44 area, Nairobi.
Police said the girl was playing with other friends in the area when she accidentally slid and fell into the river.
She was swept away by the heavy water currents before her body was retrieved almost 500 meters downstream.
The body was later moved to the mortuary pending autopsy.
Police investigate death of two-year-old in Kasarani
In the same area, police are investigating the death of a two-year-old boy whose decomposed body was recovered from the riverbed of a river in Kasarani area, Nairobi.
A local who was clearing a trench spotted the body that was decomposing on Sunday, May 12 evening.
The man said the body had been dumped there by the flooded Gatharaini River within the Immaculate area.
The body seemed to have been swept downstream to the area.
It is not clear where and when the minor drowned, police said.
Police were called and picked up the body to the mortuary pending autopsy and identification.
