One-year-old boy drowns in basin of water at Utawala home

A family in Utawala Estate, Nairobi, is mourning the death of their one-year-old child who drowned in a basin of water left outside their house.

The toddler drowned on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at their residence in Serengeti Court.

According to police, the incident occurred at around 6pm when the child accidentally fell into a basin of water that had been left outside the house.

Family members reportedly rushed him to Utawala Estate Health Centre in an attempt to save his life, but he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The child’s body, which had no visible external injuries, was moved to Kenyatta University Funeral Home for preservation pending a postmortem examination.

Police documented the incident as a drowning case.

And a family in Kakola Ahero Village, Nyando Sub-County, Kisumu County, is mourning the death of a one-year-seven-month-old boy who drowned in a bucket of water at their home.

The toddler was found dead on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.

According to police, the child drowned in a 30-litre bucket containing approximately 10 liters of water.

His body was discovered by a farmhand identified as David Amunga, who immediately alerted the child’s parent.

Police officers visited the scene in Kakola Sub-Location and processed it before moving the body for preservation.

The body, which had no visible external injuries, was taken to Othoo Funeral Home, where it is awaiting a postmortem examination to establish the circumstances and confirm the cause of death.

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