A 37-year-old man was electrocuted in an incident in Mbooni, Makueni County.
He died as he tried to connect power supply from a high voltage cable to his friend’s house in Kiliku village.
Locals said Joseph Musyoki fell from the power pole at the scene after the electrocution and died.
Both legs were badly burnt in the incident. He was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital.
Meanwhile, a teacher at a private school in the Dandora area, Nairobi was found dead in his house after a fall.
The deceased identified as Ezra Momanyi, 50 was a teacher at Main Preparatory School in the area.
A relative had gone to visit him at his house when he found him lying dead.
His nose and mouth had serious injuries and blood was oozing from there, police said.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures.
And police are investigating six separate suicide incidents reported on Sunday alone in the country.
The trend of suicide cases has been on the rise amid efforts to address the same.
Most of the victims are men, statistics show.
The World Health Organisation says such cases are attributed to joblessness, death, academic failures or pressures, legal difficulties and financial difficulties.
Other reasons are bullying, previous suicide attempts, history of suicide in a family, alcoholism and substance misuse, depression and bipolar disorder.
The government says efforts are being made to address the menace.
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