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Tragedy struck a family holiday in Diani, Kwale County, when one of their children drowned in the swimming pool of their hotel.
The family had checked into the hotel on November 29, 2025, for a week when one of the minors, aged six, drowned.
The mother of the children said that on November 30 she could not locate one of her four children who had been playing outside the villa.
This prompted a search that ended at the swimming pool, where the boy’s body was discovered floating, police and witnesses said.
The family was heartbroken. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.
Cases of drowning at premises in the area have been on the rise in recent days.
Officials have been urging more caution amid the festive season when more guests are expected to venture into the pools.
Elsewhere in Malakisi, Bungoma County, a four-year-old boy drowned in a river as he chased his shoe.
Witnesses said the boy and other children went to fetch water from the Malakisi River on Sunday when his shoe accidentally fell into the water.
The minor jumped into the water chasing the shoe when he drowned. The other children rushed home to report the matter. The parents and other villagers rushed to the scene but realized he had been swept downstream.
The body was later retrieved from the water a few meters away from the scene a day later, police said.
The body had an injury on the forehead, suspected to have been caused by the impact of the flowing water. Police moved the body to the mortuary pending an autopsy.
In Juja, Kiambu County’s Ndarugu River, one Mike Sheldon drowned as he swam there with his friends.
The victim drowned on Sunday afternoon as he enjoyed swimming, police said, adding that his body had not been retrieved by Monday. Efforts to trace the body continued on Tuesday.
Two witnesses of the incident have spoken to the police.
Police rescued a three-year-old boy from suspected kidnappers in a village in Karungu, Nyatike, Migori County.
The child had been taken hostage, and the kidnappers called the boy’s parents, demanding a Sh1 million ransom for his release.
The parents reported the matter to the police, who moved into action, arresting two suspects and rescuing the boy unharmed.
This was a day after the incident happened. The boy was rescued on Sunday as he played with his friends in the area, and the parents, out of panic, sent an initial ransom of Sh40,000 for his release.
Police said one of the suspects is a 17-year-old Form Three student and added that they were pursuing two more in the saga.
The child was reunited with the family amid ongoing operations to arrest the other accomplices.
