Detectives are investigating an incident in which a seven-year-old girl died after falling into an open septic tank in Garissa Town.
The incident happened on Thursday afternoon in the Qorahey Market area, according to police.
The girl is reported to have wandered near the tank, which neighbours and police said had been left uncovered due to ongoing repairs, when she slipped and fell in.
Residents rushed to the scene and helped retrieve her.
Police said she had died by the time she was removed from the tank.
Officers moved the body to the mortuary for an autopsy as investigations continue.
Police are also examining claims that the tank had been left unattended and exposed.
Elsewhere in Metkei, Elgeyo Marakwet County, a man died after being struck by a falling tree on Thursday, November 20.
Police said Evans Kipsang Koima was cutting a tree in a neighbour’s homestead when it fell onto a nearby power line and then onto him.
He was taken to hospital but later died while receiving treatment.
Kenya Power and Lighting Company officials were notified after residents said the fallen tree had disrupted electricity supply in the area.
The body was taken to the mortuary pending an autopsy.
In Lolgorian, Kilgoris, Narok County, a 38-year-old man was found dead in what police suspect was a case of suicide. Police said they had not established the motive.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and further investigations.
In another incident in Othaya, Nyeri County, police are investigating the deaths of a couple in Kiandemi Village.
Officers said both individuals were found dead in their home, and preliminary findings suggest the woman died following an assault during a domestic dispute before the man died shortly afterward in circumstances police believe to be suicide.
The couple’s ten-year-old daughter was at home but was not harmed.
Both bodies were taken to the mortuary for autopsies as investigations continue.
