A 12-year-old Grade Seven pupil has drowned while swimming with friends in Gatamaiyu River in Kibauni Village, Githunguri Sub-County, Kiambu County.
The boy, identified as Samuel Njuguna Ngunyi, was reportedly swimming with his friends on Sunday, October 18, 2026, when he slipped beneath a rock and drowned.
According to a police incident report, the incident was reported by his father, David Ngunyi, a resident of Kibauni Village.
Samuel was a Grade Seven learner at Kiawairia Comprehensive School.
Police officers from Kibichoi Police Station visited the scene, where the boy’s body was retrieved from the river.
The body was subsequently moved to Kigumo Level Four Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination.
The circumstances surrounding the incident were not immediately clear.
And a 44-year-old sand harvester was found dead in River Nzoia in Soy Sub-County, Uasin Gishu County, two days after he was reported missing.
The body of Stephen Karanja Mbatia was retrieved from the river on Sunday, October 18, 2026, after he reportedly drowned while attempting to cross the waterway.
According to police, Mbatia, who worked as a sand harvester and loader, had been missing since October 16.
Preliminary investigations indicate that he was crossing River Nzoia when he was swept away by the raging waters.
Police officers visited the scene and processed it as part of investigations into the incident.
The body was subsequently moved to Soy Funeral Home, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination.
The circumstances surrounding the incident are being documented by police.
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