A man died after being electrocuted while attempting to reconnect a Wi-Fi cable at his home in Embakasi, Nairobi, police have reported.
The deceased, identified as Victor Ochieng Owuor, was preparing for work on the morning of June 1 when the incident occurred. According to his wife, she heard him scream repeatedly from the kitchen and rushed to check on him, only to find him lying on the floor in severe pain.
Police officers from Villa Police Station visited the scene alongside officials from the Kenya Power safety and health department.
Preliminary investigations established that Owuor was using an uninsulated knife to reconnect a Wi-Fi cable inside the house when he was accidentally electrocuted.
Investigators found burn injuries on his right hand and right leg.
A subsequent examination revealed that the Wi-Fi cable crossed over a high-voltage power line.
Authorities suspect the cable may have come into contact with the electricity line, allowing a dangerous electric current to pass through it.
The victim was rushed to Marina Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police documented the incident and investigations are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the electrocution.
Elsewhere, police have launched investigations after the body of an unidentified man was discovered along the banks of Ruaka River in the Gituamba area of Lucky Summer, Nairobi.
The body was spotted on Monday, June 1, at about 11:20 a.m.
The deceased, described as an African adult male, was found lying on the riverbank with visible injuries on the forehead. Crime scene personnel documented and processed the area before the body was removed.
The body was taken to the Nairobi City Mortuary, where it is being preserved pending identification and a post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death.
Police have commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
And police in Rongo Sub-County, Migori County, launched investigations into a suspected murder after the body of an unidentified woman was discovered floating in River Kuja.
According to the police, members of the public spotted a body in the river near Kitembe area in South Kamagambo Location.
Police found the decomposing body of an African woman estimated to be between 25 and 30 years old floating near the riverbank.
With the assistance of local residents, the body was retrieved from the water. Preliminary observations revealed that the deceased was partially clothed, wearing only a black bra, and had deep cut wounds on the throat and both upper elbows.
Investigators suspect the woman may have been killed elsewhere before her body was dumped into the flowing waters of River Kuja and carried to the location where it was discovered.
The scene was processed by investigators and the body was moved to the Migori County Referral Hospital mortuary, where it awaits identification and a post-mortem examination.
Police have opened a murder investigation and are appealing for information that could help identify the victim and establish the circumstances surrounding her death.
