A 75-year-old man died after falling into an uncovered trench at a construction site in Yamalwa Village, Mwala Sub-County, Machakos County.
The deceased, identified as Atanas Mutuku Wambua, was reportedly walking home when he fell into the trench and died.
The incident was reported by members of the community at around 10.51pm on Friday, November 6, 2026.
Police officers visited the scene and established that the elderly man had fallen into the uncovered trench at the construction site in Itumbule Sub-location.
The scene was documented before the body was moved to Machakos Level Five Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination.
Elsewhere, a 14-year-old boy died after being electrocuted while fetching firewood near a Kenya Power electricity line in Nchurui Village, Naivasha East, Nakuru County.
The deceased, identified as Simon Burure, was reportedly in the company of two other minors when the incident occurred at around 4pm on Friday, November 6, 2026.
According to police, the three boys had gone to collect firewood within their neighbourhood when they approached an escarpment where Kenya Power and Lighting Company electricity lines pass.
Burure reportedly left his two companions and entered the power line area, where he was electrocuted.
Police officers from Naivasha Police Station, accompanied by crime scene investigation personnel, visited the scene and documented the incident.
The body had visible electrical burn injuries on the left arm, particularly around the wrist.
It was subsequently moved to Naivasha Sub-County Referral Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination.
Police have launched further investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
And police in Mbeere South, Embu County, have arrested a man following the death of his 43-year-old brother in a suspected murder incident linked to a Sh100 debt dispute.
The deceased, identified as Henry Munene, was found dead outside his brother’s house in Rwika Village, Gachuriri Sub-location, on Friday evening, November 6, 2026.
According to police, the incident was reported at around 7.30pm by Gachuriri Assistant Chief Collins Kariuki.
Police officers from Gachoka Police Station, alongside detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mbeere South and crime scene investigators from Embu, visited the scene and found Munene’s body lying outside his brother’s residence.
His mother told investigators that she had earlier seen Munene leaving his house armed with a panga and threatening to kill his brother over an alleged debt of Sh100.
She said she later saw Munene fall outside his brother’s house and, upon approaching him, noticed blood flowing from his head.
The mother raised an alarm, attracting relatives and members of the public, who found him already dead.
However, she did not witness the actual assault and could not identify the weapon or object used to inflict the fatal injuries.
Police said the deceased had sustained a cut wound on his forehead.
The body was moved to Embu Level Five Hospital mortuary pending a postmortem examination.
Mwaniki was arrested and is being held as investigations into the circumstances surrounding his brother’s death continue.
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