Dismembered body of man found in river in Kirinyaga county

Detectives are investigating an incident where the dismembered body of a man was found floating on River Nyamindi in Kirinyaga county.

Police suspect the victim was killed elsewhere and the body dumped in the flooded river.

Police visited the scene on Wednesday and established the body had a deep cut on the neck and right arm dismembered and missing.

The body was retrieved from the river with joint effort from members of the public.

There were indications that he was murdered and body dumped into the river after the heinous act.

The motive of the incident was not immediately known and the body was moved to the mortuary for postmortem and other procedures.

Police have launched investigations.

Meanwhile, two people drowned in separate incidents reported to police.

In Karangatha, Nyandarua county, the body of Joseph Wanjiru who had been reported missing on March 20, was seen floating at Kaminiru River.

The search for the victim ended on Tuesday after the family together with other members of the community spotted the body of the deceased floating at the said river.

Some of the clothes including the trouser had been swept away by the strong waves of waters and the body had visible bruises on the face and had already started decomposing.

In Ngorika, Nyandarua area, one Daniel Muthee Mwei, 31, was found dead along Kanjuiri road and partly submerged by roadside flowing water.

Preliminary findings insinuate that the deceased may have been drunk and drowned after falling into the trench.

The body was moved to the mortuary for postmortem.

Drowning incidents have been on the rise amid calls for caution because most rivers and streams are swollen due to heavy rains being experienced.

Elsewhere in Kathiani, Machakos county, a 14-year-old boy drowned in a dam in a tragic incident.

The boy had been missing for hours before his body was discovered in Ndulilya Dam.

The circumstances surrounding the incident were not clear, police said as they moved the body to the mortuary pending postmortem and probe.

At least 90 people have died in the incidents reported in the past three months, statistics show.

Many others have been displaced by the floods amid warnings of more such incidents in the coming days.