Two-year-old girl drowns in water-filled pit after heavy rains in Taveta

A two-year-old girl drowned in a water-filled depression within her family’s compound in Rekeke Sub-location, Taveta, Taita Taveta County.

The incident occurred on October 29, at around 6pm, shortly after heavy rains had subsided.

The toddler was reportedly playing outside when she slipped into the depression, which had filled with rainwater.

Police investigations established that the depression had previously been used for brick-making before accumulating water.

Officers from Kimala Police Station visited the scene and conducted preliminary investigations.

The child’s body, which had no visible external injuries, was moved to Taveta Sub-County Hospital mortuary pending a postmortem examination.

And an 11-year-old schoolboy died after being struck by lightning while grazing livestock in Olchoro Village, Narok County.

The incident occurred on October 29, 2026, at around noon in a family grazing field within the village.

The deceased was a Grade Five pupil at Ololunga Junior School.

According to family members, the boy was tending to livestock in the field when rain began, followed by a lightning strike that killed him instantly.

Police officers visited the scene and processed it.

The body was subsequently moved to the Narok Light Shepherd Hospital mortuary, where it is awaiting a postmortem examination.

Meanwhile, police in Kenyenya, Kisii County, have launched investigations into the suspected murder of a 90-year-old woman whose body was found with a deep wound at the back of her head.

The deceased, identified as Pacifica Kwamboka Ogendo, was pronounced dead at Gucha Sub-County Referral Hospital after being rushed there by people who claimed she had fallen and sustained injuries.

The incident was reported on October 29, after a mortuary attendant at the hospital raised concerns over the circumstances surrounding her death.

Investigations established that the deceased had visited her son who had recently been discharged from hospital, at his home.

She was reportedly attending a meeting with her brothers-in-law when she excused herself to answer a call of nature. Her daughter-in-law, told police that she was later informed that the elderly woman had fallen and sustained injuries.

However, detectives noted suspicious circumstances surrounding the incident after discovering a deep wound at the back of her head, believed to have been inflicted using a blunt object.

A bloodstained mopping stick, a hammer and a piece of mopping cloth were recovered from the scene as exhibits.

The body was preserved at Gucha Sub-County Referral Hospital mortuary pending a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.

Police said investigations were ongoing, with several individuals being held at Kenyenya Police Station to assist detectives with inquiries into the suspected murder.

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