Five including an infant drown in separate incidents in Nairobi, Ravine, Kisumu and Malindi

Drowning incident

Five people, including a seven-month-old minor, drowned in separate incidents reported to police. The other victims included a woman, police said.

The first incident happened in Huruma, Nairobi, where a seven-month-old baby drowned in a bucket.  The boy was being washed in a bucket full of water when he drowned.

The mother of the child told police she had left him at the home of a caretaker when the incident happened.  The child was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The mother had gone to work and was called and informed about the incident. She was devastated.

Police said they are investigating the incident, which happened on Monday. In a separate incident, a 15-year-old boy was found drowned in the Sumuko semi-dam in Kaburwa, Koibatek, Eldama Ravine, Baringo County.

The victim was a Grade Eight pupil at JKMoi Primary School in the area. It is not clear how the boy drowned, police said, adding that they were investigating the matter.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.

In Shakahola, Langobaya, Malindi, Kilifi County, the body of a 21-year-old woman was found floating in Kwa Chui Dam.

She was identified as Nuru Mwamure, police said. Her husband told police she had left their house for the Shakahola shopping centre but failed to return.

A search was staged, leading to the discovery of the body in the dam. She had no visible injuries, but blood was oozing from her nose. Police said they moved the body to the mortuary pending an autopsy.

Police said they were investigating to establish if she was killed and dumped in the dam.

In Wundanyi, Taita Taveta County, a 56-year-old woman drowned as she washed clothes at a seasonal stream.

She was identified as Fidelia Walegwa and had a history of epilepsy.

The body was moved to the mortuary for an autopsy.

In Maraboi, Kisumu County, a university student at Pwani University drowned in the Sondu River.

The victim was identified as Harisson Magoya, 20, a second-year student at the institution.

His parents had reported him missing before the body was discovered in the water and moved to the mortuary pending a postmortem. Police said they were investigating the incident.

Elsewhere in Kapenguria, West Pokot County, a woman identified as Eliza Cheposowon died after being assaulted in the village.

Police said they were looking for the assailant in the incident. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy. Police said cases of female assault and abuse have been on the rise amid efforts to address them.

The hunt for the assailant continued on Tuesday.