Multi-agency teams are investigating an incident where a 63-year-old man was electrocuted at his compound in Nyakach, Kisumu County.
The man identified
as David Oduogo was clearing trees in his compound when the incident happened
on May 21, police said.
Police, Kenya Power, and Ketraco officials who visited the scene
said the man had serious burns.
They found out that the man had cut a
tree, which landed on the live main line of high voltage connecting Sondu and
Kisumu.
It was then that he was electrocuted. He
died on the spot.
The body was moved to the mortuary
pending autopsy and other investigations, police said.
Such cases of electrocution on
villagers pruning trees have been on the rise amid a campaign to address the trend.
In Masinga,
Machakos County, a 31-year-old man died after a tree he was cutting fell on
him.
The incident
happened in Ulaani village.
Police
visited the scene and found the body of Joshua Ngayai crushed after the tree landed
on him.
The body was
moved to the local mortuary pending probe and autopsy.
In Gatanga,
Muranga County, a man aged 45 was hacked to death by his cousin in an
altercation.
The body of
Samuel Ndungu Ndugua was found lying on the ground unconscious, with blood
oozing from his nose and ears.
The
assailant claimed the deceased had insulted him on several occasions.
The deceased
was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The motive
is due to a land dispute, police said.
The
assailant was later arrested pending interrogation and possible prosecution.
Meanwhile, police are
investigating a murder in a case where the body of a man was found on the Kaplong-Bomet
highway.
The man was later identified as
Shadrack Koech from the Kaplong village.
Police said his body bore signs
of physical injuries and cuts on hands, facial area, plus eyes that appeared
consistent with injuries sharp and blunt object.
The motive of the murder was
not immediately established.
The body was moved to the local
mortuary pending autopsy and investigations.
