Missing boy aged one year found dead in residential well in Riruta, Nairobi

The body of a boy aged one year and eight months, who had gone missing in an estate, was retrieved from a water well at a residential apartment in the Riruta area of Nairobi.

Police said the boy went missing on January 24, and the family had been searching for him in vain. A day later, the body was found floating in the water well at the residential apartment.

Police said the boy may have slipped into the well accidentally. However, they are also investigating the possibility that he was killed and his body dumped in the well.

The body was retrieved from the water and moved to the mortuary pending further procedures, police said.

Elsewhere in Ekwanda, Luanda, Vihiga County, a body of a person was found dumped on a footpath after a suspected murder.

Police said the body is believed to be that of a woman.

The body had decomposed and was taken to the mortuary pending identification and an autopsy.

In the Gambogi area of Vihiga County, a man was killed in a confrontation over land. The assailants are said to be relatives of the deceased, identified as Mathias Kahaga, 53.

Police said the suspects argued with Kahaga over a piece of land before the confrontation turned violent.

The assailants allegedly used pangas to fatally slash Kahaga. Two pangas were recovered at the scene, while the body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.

The assailants escaped from the scene, and police said they are pursuing them for questioning and possible prosecution on murder charges.

Police said murder incidents linked to land disputes have been on the rise in villages. The cases are pending investigation at various stages.

Elsewhere in Turkwel, West Pokot County, two men were trapped at a gold mining site.

The two were digging for gold when the walls collapsed, trapping them. Police said the rescue mission continued into the night and that the bodies had not been recovered by Monday. Officials said there were hopes of recovering them later on Monday.

Such incidents have been rampant at gold mining sites, amid calls for safety measures to address the trend.

The government has been running campaigns to address the menace, but with little success. Villagers continue to venture into the tunnels, oblivious to the dangers, in an effort to earn a living.

The incidents have been recurring at almost all gold mining sites, amid resistance from locals to safety measures being put in place for their own protection.