Police are investigating an incident where a 17-year-old
girl died after she complained of stomach pains in Kware, Nairobi.
It is suspected that the girl had carried out an unsafe
abortion at her Kitui home before she traveled to Nairobi for further
treatment.
She was first rushed to a private hospital in the slum
before she was referred to Kenyatta National Hospital, where she died on
arrival, police said.
Police said her body was moved to the mortuary pending
autopsy and other investigations.
Cases of unsafe abortion are on the rise in informal
settlements amid campaigns to discourage the same.
Meanwhile, police in Kwa Vonza, Kitui County are investigating
an incident where a human skeleton was found at the local Kenyatta University
Kitui campus compound.
A herder who was taking care of goats stumbled on the
skeleton and informed local security.
Police said they found a dress, skirt and a yellow biker and
were identified as those of Nzambi Valesi Ndumbu, 22, who went missing in May
this year.
Police moved the skeleton to the mortuary pending autopsy
and investigations.
In Suna, Migori County, a woman was found dead in her house
after a suspected murder.
Police said Esther Atieno Midida, 29 was found dead after a
domestic fight in their home.
Her husband was arrested over the murder and he told police
they had fought, leading to a fatal injury on the woman.
The body had multiple bruises when it was discovered, police
said.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and
investigations.
In Kimini, Trans Nzoia County, police said they are
investigating a murder where a man was fatally assaulted in an altercation.
Police said Samuel Wamalwa, 22 died in hospital hours after
the July 29 incident.
A mob later stormed and torched a house belonging to the
suspect in the murder.
The suspect escaped the scene and efforts to get him for
grilling are ongoing, police said.
