Boy, 6, found dead in a septic tank in Kayole, Nairobi

Police are investigating an incident where the body of a six-year-old boy was found in a septic tank in Mihango, Kayole, Nairobi.

The body was found floating in the tank long after he had drowned.

Police said the septic tank was uncovered and at a construction site.

It was established that the child was playing near the scene unsupervised when he slipped and drowned therein.

The owners of the site, who are neighbours where the boy’s family stays, were questioned as part of the probe into the incident.

The body was retrieved and was moved to Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital mortuary, awaiting postmortem.

His parents were left heartbroken following the discovery of the body.

In Suneka, Kisii County, one Peter Kerochi Mitunda, 61, was found lying dead along the Suneka-Kirwanda murram road after a sudden death.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased had no underlying medical history.

He is said to have collapsed and died at the scene, police said.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.

And police are investigating an incident where a 30-year-old man died after being beaten up by a mob on claims of being a thief in Mt Elgon, Bungoma County.

The man had been accused of being a thief before being beaten up, and later succumbed to the injuries in the hospital.

Police said they are investigating a murder in the death.

This is the latest such incident to happen and involving mob lynching amid a campaign to address the trend.

Police discourage mob lynching and want suspects to surrender for processing.

Up to three people are attacked and killed daily by mobs on the claim that they are thieves.

According to police, they are investigating dozens of such cases in the country.

In some instances, suspects have been arrested and charged with serious crimes, including murder.

This was after it emerged some of the victims were framed and targeted for murder over, among others, land issues.