The body of a fisherman who went missing during a fishing expedition a week ago has been recovered along the Indian Ocean shoreline in Tana River County.
Police said the body of Rama Katana, 35, was found at Shekiko area in Ozi, Kipini Division, after the incident was reported at Kipini Police Station on Sunday by the chairman of the Kipini Beach Management Unit (BMU).
Police officers visited the scene.
The deceased was identified by his brother, James Chai, and through the clothes he was wearing, which matched CCTV footage recorded before the fishermen departed from the BMU office in Malindi.
Police said Katana was among four fishermen who were reported missing on June 21, 2026, after failing to return from a fishing expedition. The disappearance had been reported at Malindi Police Station the following day.
The scene was documented and processed before the body was moved to the Malindi Sub-County Hospital mortuary, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Search efforts for the remaining missing fishermen are expected to continue as authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
And a 44-year-old man drowned while fetching water from a river in Kipkomo Sub-county, West Pokot County, police have said.
The incident occurred on Sunday morning at Kangorio River and was reported by the deceased’s brother.
Police identified the victim as Mathew Kapush Kapurwo.
According to preliminary investigations, the deceased had gone alone to fetch water at around 11:30 a.m. when he is believed to have accidentally slipped into a deep section of the river and drowned.
Police officers visited the scene and confirmed that the body had no visible physical injuries.
The body was retrieved from the river, photographed and later transferred to Shalom Hospital in Kapenguria, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Police said investigations into the incident are ongoing, although preliminary findings point to an accidental drowning.
