Crime scene /FILEPolice are investigating the sudden death of a 52-year-old male nurse in his rented house in Murumba Township within Butula subcounty, Busia county.
Police said they received information that Alexander Odongo had been found lying dead on May 12.
Police said the deceased, who worked as a nurse at Khunyangu Sub County Hospital, was found lying dead on his bed inside his one-bedroom rented house.
Preliminary examination indicated that the body had no visible physical injuries.
The scene was processed and documented before the body was moved to Same Day Classmates Funeral Parlour awaiting postmortem to determine the cause of death.
And police in Makueni county are investigating an incident where a man was found dead inside servants’ quarters in Kiunduani in Makindu subcounty.
The deceased was identified as John Kyalo.
Police said the man’s employer discovered the body when he went to check on him at the servants’ quarters on Tuesday morning.
Upon opening the door, he reportedly found Kyalo lying face down on the bed and unresponsive.
Police who visited the scene established that the deceased was epileptic and preliminary findings suggest he may have suffered a fatal seizure during the night.
The scene was processed by scenes of crime personnel before the body was moved to Makindu Sub-County Hospital mortuary pending postmortem to establish the exact cause of death.
Elsewhere, police in Homa Bay county are investigating a drowning incident after the body of a 59-year-old man was discovered floating in a stagnant water pool in Ramba village, within Rachuonyo East subcounty.
Police officers visited the scene and identified the deceased as Charles Otieno Obudho, 59.
Preliminary examination of the body reportedly revealed no visible physical injuries.
Police said the deceased was last seen alive on May 11 at around 7pm at Ramba trading centre, where he was reportedly in good health.
The scene was processed and documented before the body was moved to Jawabu Funeral Home awaiting a postmortem examination to establish the exact cause of death.
Drowning has been among the leading causes of deaths in the country with almost 200 killed in the past three months alone due to flooding.
