A 19-year-old man drowned in a swimming pool at an apartment complex along Mbaazi Road in Nairobi’s Dagoretti area on Friday evening.
Elisha Mwadime, a tenant at Thompson Apartment, was rescued from the swimming pool and rushed to Nairobi West Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
According to police, the incident was reported by a relative who had received information from the management of the apartment.
Police officers visited the scene and examined the body.
No visible injuries were found on Mwadime’s body.
The body was moved to Chiromo Mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination to establish the exact cause of death.
Police have commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the drowning.
Elsewhere, police in Kwale County have launched investigations after the body of a 54-year-old man was found lying inside a valley in Ngomeni area, Kinango Sub-County.
The body of Solomon Onuolo Osumo, a resident of Ukunda, was discovered by members of the public on Friday.
The deceased was found lying face down inside a valley.
Police officers who visited the scene found the man dressed in a light-blue shirt and matching trousers.
He had a large, gory wound on the head, which police said appeared to have been inflicted with a sharp weapon, possibly a panga.
The deceased’s phone and other personal belongings were recovered from his pockets.
While officers were documenting the scene, a person saved in the phone as Pastor Achieng called the number and helped identify the deceased as Osumo.
Pastor Achieng told police that Osumo was last seen on Monday, raising questions over the circumstances surrounding his death and how he ended up in the valley.
The scene was documented before the body was moved to Kinango Sub-County Referral Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination.
Detectives have launched investigations to establish the circumstances and motive behind the suspected killing and identify those responsible.
