A worker was electrocuted at a bakery in Nairobi’s Kariobangi area.
The
deceased was identified as Rodgers Agangwa, 23.
Other
employees at the bakery said the deceased had finished the day’s work and was
washing his dust coat when the incident happened on Wednesday, May 14.
Witnesses
told police he went to hang the coat on a line that is next to a naked live
wire when the incident happened.
The
colleagues rushed to the scene in an effort to save him in vain. He was rushed to
a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival, police said.
A
team of police visited the scene of the incident as part of the probe into the
same.
The
body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations, police
said.
Elsewhere
in Nambale, Busia County, a 22-year-old casual labourer died after a wall
collapsed on him.
Police
said David Ouma Oyungu was among workers picked to demolish a wall in Eskulu
village when the incident happened on Wednesday.
He
was rushed to Busia County Referral Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on
arrival.
The
body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.
In
Ntimaru, Migori County, a man aged 56 was found dead on a footpath after a suspected murder.
Police
said Charles Mwita’s body was found lying along a walking path leading to his
home with head injuries.
He
was rushed to the hospital, where he succumbed to the injuries while undergoing
treatment.
The
body was preserved at a mortuary pending autopsy and probe.
The
motive of the attack is yet to be known.
In
the same area, a body was spotted
floating in the River Nyaburaro within Wangirabise division.
Upon
retrieval and examination, the body had a fresh wound on the left ear, and
there was swelling on the neck, suggesting strangulation.
A
panga was also retrieved from the river and kept as an exhibit, police said, adding the deceased was identified as Johnes Mwita, 25.
The body was preserved at a local mortuary pending autopsy and probe. Police are investigating the incident.
