Crocodile kills man in Kendu Bay, Lake Victoria

A 25-year-old man was killed by a crocodile in Lake Victoria’s Kendu Bay.

Police said Ezekiel Ondieki had gone to fetch water and bathe at the shores of the lake at Achuodho beach when he was attacked by the crocodile.

The animal dragged his body into the water as other witnesses rushed to the scene to rescue him in vain.

Kenya Wildlife Service officials were informed and visited the scene, joining the locals in efforts to retrieve the body in an operation that ran into the night on Thursday, January 22.

The body was later retrieved and moved to the mortuary. Officials advised the family of the deceased to file for compensation.

The government introduced a compensation scheme to address the rising rate of human-wildlife conflict.

In May 2025, Kenya introduced the third phase of its Human–Wildlife Conflict Compensation Programme, an initiative aimed at addressing these incidents and supporting affected families.

Ina different incident, a 64-year-old man was killed after a quarry he was working in collapsed in Giatumbi village, Kinyaga, Kirinyaga County.

Another man was injured in the Thursday incident and rushed to the hospital, police said.

The two had ventured into a quarry when sand debris collapsed and trapped them. Police said Phillip Njagaru Kariuki, 64 died while his colleague was rescued alive and taken to the hospital.

A crowd gathered at the scene as rescue teams rushed to help the victims.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures, police said.

In Maua, Igembe, Meru County, a man was shot and wounded in an attempted robbery incident by gunmen.

The victim had arrived home in his car together with his wife who alighted to open the gate. It was then that gunmen emerged from a nearby thicket and shot the victim in the right thigh and right hand finger.

The gang of about six men escaped without stealing anything from the victims.

Police visited the scene and realized the victim had been rushed to the hospital where he was admitted in a stable condition. Efforts to arrest the gang were ongoing on Friday, police said.