- Police and the family said the boy slipped off the apartment and fell off landing on his head.
- Such accidents are common in estates where children and some adults fall to their deaths.
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A boy aged eight years died after falling from the eighth floor of their apartment in Eastleigh, Nairobi.
The incident happened Thursday, April 4 afternoon as he and his friends played on the balcony.
He was rushed to a private hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The parents of the Grade Three pupil were in the house when they were informed of the tragedy.
Police and the family said the boy slipped off the apartment and fell off landing on his head.
Such accidents are common in estates where children and some adults fall to their deaths.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and investigations.
Police termed the incident tragic adding investigations were ongoing into the same.
Meanwhile, a casual labourer died after falling from the second floor of a building under construction in Muranga.
The incident happened in Karaha village, police said.
Police said the casual labourer identified as Nelson Rurira Irungu, 30 slipped and fell from the second floor of the house under construction after missing a step.
He was rushed to the Muranga Level Five Hospital where he succumbed to injuries on the ribs.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and probe.
Such incidents at construction sites are on the rise amid calls on the contractors to put in place measures to address the trend.
Police say up to three cases are reported weekly which is alarming.
Multi-agency teams are investigating such past incidents with nil action on the contractors.
The investigators are drawn from police, county governments and the National Construction Authority (NCA).
Officials blame greediness and lack of enforcement for the trend.
This has left many families suffering from accidents. This is because most of the victims are casual labourers out to make a living.
In some incidents, falling objects at construction sites have killed pedestrians using roads near them.
The cases are under probe, police say.