Tragedy as boy drowns in neighbour’s pit in Trans Nzoia

A two-year-old boy drowned in a pit full of water while playing at a neighbour’s compound in Cherengany, Trans Nzoia County.

The child was with friends when he slipped into the open, water-filled pit. He was pulled out and rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

His parents said he had gone to play with friends when they heard screams that he had fallen into the pit.

The incident occurred on the evening of April 4. Police visited the scene and said investigations are ongoing.

The boy’s body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy.

Meanwhile, in Magadi, Kajiado County, two suspects were lynched by a mob in a suspected theft case.

They were accused of stealing gates on Marangara Road when an alarm was raised.

A mob responded and attacked them with stones and pangas, killing them on the spot.

Police collected the bodies and took them to the mortuary.

 They have launched investigations and cautioned the public against taking the law into their own hands.

Officers urged the public to surrender suspects to authorities, warning that some victims of mob justice may be innocent or falsely accused.

There have been rising cases of mob lynchings across the country amid concerns over declining public trust in the police.

Pundits argue the trend is fueled by perceptions of ineffective policing.