Police are investigating an incident in which a man died following a suspected electrocution at his home in Githogoro slums, Runda, Nairobi, on Thursday afternoon.
According to police, the victim, identified as George Kivasa, was leaving his house at around 3:30 p.m. when he came into contact with a clothesline hanging loosely across the doorway.
Police said Kivasa collapsed immediately after touching the line, prompting his wife to rush to his aid and call for help from neighbours.
Residents responded and assisted in taking him to a nearby clinic for emergency medical attention. Due to the seriousness of his condition, he was referred to Kiambu Level 4 Hospital for specialised treatment.
However, Kivasa was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
Police have launched investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident, including how the clothesline may have become electrified.
The body was preserved pending further investigations and a post-mortem examination.
Elsewhere, a 57-year-old man died after being electrocuted while pruning trees in Kiminini Sub-County, Bungoma County.
According to police, the incident was reported at around 1:50 p.m. on Thursday, June 11.
The victim, identified as Francis Muruli, died on the spot while carrying out tree-pruning duties.
Police officers and Kenya Power officials visited the scene and established that the deceased was trimming trees along a perimeter fence when a branch he had cut fell onto overhead power lines. The resulting contact caused a fatal electric shock.
Police processed and documented the scene before the body was removed to Kiminini Cottage Hospital Mortuary pending a post-mortem examination.
Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
In Homa Bay County, a 48-year-old man died after reportedly slipping on rocks and falling into a pond along a stream in Rachuonyo North Sub-County.
Police said the man slipped in a rocky section of the stream and fell into a pond at Liera Village, where he died.
Officers who visited the scene found the body of Michael Juma lying in the water.
A preliminary examination revealed injuries on the forehead believed to have been sustained during the fall.
The scene was processed and documented before the body was moved to Gendia Adventist Hospital Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Police have launched investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident, which has been recorded as a sudden death.
A team of detectives revisited the scene as part of the probe to establish whether the deceased fell accidentally or whether other circumstances may have been involved.
Meanwhile, police in Nandi County are investigating the death of a three-year-old child who was found lifeless at his family’s home in Chesumei Sub-County.
According to police, the incident occurred in the Cheplengu area of Kapngetuny Location on June 11.
Police officers visited the home and found the body of the child, identified as Dillan Kibet, lying motionless on a couch.
The child’s mother informed investigators that her son had been born with deformities and was unable to walk or speak.
Police processed and documented the scene before transferring the body to Samaritan Farewell Home mortuary pending a post-mortem examination.
Authorities have classified the matter as a death under investigation, with detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Nandi Central taking over the case to establish the circumstances surrounding the child’s death.
