Body of unknown man retrieved from Muthaiga River, Nairobi

Police are investigating an incident where the body of an unidentified man was found floating in Muthaiga River near the Thika Road underpass in Starehe Subcounty, Nairobi.

Police said the incident was reported on Sunday morning by a man who operates a car wash at Mathare Junction.

He alerted authorities after spotting a body floating in the river near the Affordable Housing Project Lot 2 along the Thika Road underpass.

Police visited the scene and confirmed the presence of the body.

The deceased was described as an unknown African male adult aged about 27 years. The body had been trapped by a pipe crossing the river.

Police noted that the body had visible bruises, although the circumstances surrounding the death remain unclear.

The body was moved to the Nairobi City Mortuary, where it is awaiting a postmortem examination and identification by relatives.

Investigations into the incident are ongoing.

And the body of a 47-year-old man suspected to have been swept away by stormwater during heavy rains was recovered along Ridgeways Road in Nairobi.

Police said the incident was reported on Sunday at about 9:45 am by officers on patrol from Muthaiga Police Station who were covering the Ridgeways area.

The officers spotted a male body trapped in a culvert along Ridgeways Road and suspected it had been carried by overflowing stormwater drainage following the ongoing heavy rainfall.

They immediately alerted the duty officer while securing the scene.

Shortly after, the deceased’s supervisor arrived at the scene and identified the body as Paul Mwaura, a casual labourer working at a construction site near Ridgeways Baptist Church.

Police removed the body to General Kago Funeral Home.

Authorities said the body is awaiting a postmortem examination as investigations continue into the circumstances surrounding the drowning.

The two are believed to be among those killed following flooding caused by heavy rains.

Officials said a further six people died Saturday after heavy rain caused widespread flooding, police said, taking the number of people who have died in the past week to at least 68.

Eleven people were rescued after a matatu got stuck as water rose in Nairobi, according to the Kenya Red Cross, while two children were saved from a flooded house.

Heavy rainfall over the past week has triggered flash floods as rivers have burst their banks, flooding homes and damaging roads, power, and water lines.

Some roads have been closed after bridges were damaged in Nairobi, while some schools were also flooded after Saturday's downpour.

The interior ministry warned on Sunday that different parts of the country were continuing to experience heavy rains, increasing the risk of flooding.

Authorities have urged residents in low-lying areas to move to safer ground, and more than 2,000 people have had to leave their homes to seek shelter.

Police say search-and-rescue operations are continuing following the "torrential rain and subsequent devastating flooding affecting various parts of the country".

More than half of those killed - 35 - have been in Nairobi, where poor drainage has been a major factor, along with the obstruction of rivers and waterways caused by unregulated development.

President William Ruto on Sunday said authorities were working to clear blocked drainage systems, but Ali said they had seen no one and the Parklands Residents Association had cleared up the debris themselves.

Ruto also said emergency food supplies and medical assistance were being delivered to those affected.

“I want to assure all Kenyans that the Government remains fully mobilised to respond,” Ruto said.

He revealed that he had directed the activation of a multi-agency response bringing together emergency services, security agencies, humanitarian teams and technical departments to coordinate relief efforts in Nairobi and other affected regions across the country.