A 20-year-old man drowned in a river as he tried to retrieve one of his sandals in Amakura area, Teso, Busia County.
Police and locals said Evans Elima was crossing River Malakisi on Tuesday July 29 evening when his sandal fell therein.
He bent and tried to retrieve the sandal but slid and fell into the water drowning.
Police said locals responded and retrieved the body. The body was later moved to Kocholia Referral Hospital mortuary, awaiting autopsy.
Meanwhile, police are investigating an incident in which a woman was found dead on the roadside in Migori Town.
Police identified the woman as Esther Atieno. Her body had multiple injuries in the head.
The motive of her murder was not immediately known.
Police said no arrest had been made over the July 29 incident.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and hunting on the suspected assailants.
And an Ethiopian national was arrested over the murder of a fellow Ethiopian in a love triangle saga in Takaba, Mandera County.
The deceased’s decomposed body was discovered in Darwed forest in the area on July 30 long after the murder.
He was identified as Yusuf Ibrahim, 25. The body had been lying in the forest for more than a week.
His friends said he had not been seen for a week.
Police said the body had deep cuts in the back and stomach and the man was a casual worker in the area.
He had gone to fetch firewood in the area when he was attacked by the assailant using a panga.
This was in relation to a dispute over a girlfriend they shared, his friends said.
The man was traced in the area and arrested for questioning, police said adding he was expected in court on July 31 for a miscellaneous application to hold him pending further investigations.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.
Elsewhere, police in Sotik, Bomet County arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of a National Youth Service student on July 16.
The body of Vincent Kirenge Otieno had been found in a trench long after he was attacked by at least five men.
Police said on Wednesday they arrested two of the suspects while the hunt for three more is ongoing.
The motive of the fatal attack is yet to be disclosed.
