Two miners killed while harvesting murram

Two men were buried alive while they were harvesting murram in a village in Webuye, Bungoma county.

Police said the incident happened on February 11 as a group of four ventured into a quarry for the murram for construction.

Two others escaped unhurt after the wall of the site caved in trapping one Evans Juma, 38, and Wycliffe Masika, 28.

The bodies were retrieved and moved to the mortuary pending postmortem and other procedures, Western regional police commander Issa Mohamud said.

He said they are investigating the tragedy.

Majority of residents venture into the sites for murram for construction.

The miners are paid for the excavation.

In Ithanga, Muranga county, a boy aged 18 and a student at the Mugumo Secondary School collapsed and died while jogging at the school playground.

He was among students playing there when he collapsed. He was rushed to Ithanga health centre for treatment but he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The parents were notified immediately and responded as the body was moved to the mortuary.

Officials said a planned postmortem will explain the cause of the death.

Police are investigating an incident where on Peter Kago, 45 died after he had been assaulted by unknown people in Kiriaini Murang'a county.

The assault happened on January 31 and he succumbed to the injuries in hospital nearly two weeks later. Police said they are investigating the incident.

The body is preserved at Nyeri provincial hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem examination. No arrest has been made and motive not yet known.

In Kegonga, Migori County, a shopkeeper was hacked and seriously wounded in a robbery at his premises.

He sustained a deep cut on his right hand, police said. Witnesses said four men who were wearing face masks and armed with a rifle and swords struck before escaping with unknown amount of money.

The hunt on the suspects continued on Thursday, police said adding the victim was admitted in hospital in a stable condition.

The area has been experiencing a rise in crime amid calls for action to tame the trend. Police said they are pursuing the cases.