A seven-year-old boy died in a suspected electrocution incident in Mlolongo Township, Machakos County.
The boy, reportedly died on Thursday evening after climbing onto a pile of metallic gates near Kiko Garage, opposite Sancrest International School.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 7pm on October 22 while the child was playing with other children on an open ground.
The boy is suspected to have suffered an electric shock while climbing on the metallic gates, although the exact circumstances of the incident remain unclear.
He was rushed to Shalom Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police visited the scene and documented the incident as part of preliminary investigations.
The boy’s body was taken to Shalom Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.
Police are expected to investigate the circumstances surrounding the suspected electrocution.
And a 44-year-old man died after being attacked by a buffalo while working on his farm along River Ura in Tharaka North, Tharaka Nithi County.
The deceased, identified as Nkari Nyamu, alias Kongo, was attacked at around 6pm on Thursday, October 22, while at his farm in Kamutuandu B village.
According to police, the man sustained severe injuries after the buffalo struck him on the right arm before goring him through the right side of the neck, with the horn reportedly protruding through the left side.
He reportedly succumbed to his injuries while attempting to seek help at his home.
Police officers, alongside Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) personnel from Meru National Park, visited the scene following the incident.
The officers found the man’s lifeless body at the scene.
The circumstances surrounding the attack are expected to be documented as authorities follow up on the fatal wildlife incident.
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