A 38-year-old man drowned in a borehole while working at a farm in Kangai Village, Kalivu Location, Ikutha Sub-County, Kitui County.
The deceased, identified as Patrick Makau Kamoa, died on Friday, October 16, 2026, at a farm.
According to police, the incident was reported at around 10:30 a.m., prompting officers to visit the scene.
The officers retrieved the body from the borehole and established that there were no visible physical injuries.
Family members positively identified the deceased at the scene.
Police processed, documented and photographed the scene before moving the body to Mutomo Level 4 Hospital mortuary, where it is awaiting a postmortem examination.
The circumstances surrounding the incident are yet to be fully established.
Elsewhere, police in Nyeri County are investigating the death of a 28-year-old woman whose decomposing body was discovered in her house after a foul smell was reported from the premises.
The deceased, identified as Diana Apondi Otieno, was found lying on her bed inside house number 20, which she occupied as a tenant in Nyeri Central Sub-County.
According to police, the incident was reported on Friday, October 16, 2026, after a house cleaner alerted the house owner to a foul smell emanating from the residence.
Officers from Nyeri Central Police Station, accompanied by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and crime scene investigators (CSI), visited the premises to establish the source of the smell.
Upon arrival, the officers found the house locked from the inside. They subsequently gained entry and discovered the woman’s decomposing body lying on her bed.
The scene was documented before the body was moved to Nyeri County Referral Hospital mortuary, where it is awaiting a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.
Police investigations are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death.
If you like our work, you can buy us a soda
Buy us a soda 🥤
