Crime scene
Detectives in Muhoroni, Kisumu county have launched murder investigations after the body of a man who had earlier been reported missing was discovered floating in River Nyando.
Police said the body was spotted by members of the public along the banks of the river at Kasboga village in Wangaya 2 sublocation.
Police said private divers were engaged to help retrieve the body.
Family members who were present at the scene positively identified the deceased as Wycliffe Gori, who had earlier been reported missing on May 11.
Authorities noted that the body had multiple visible injuries, raising suspicion of foul play.
The body was moved to Ahero Sub-County mortuary pending a postmortem examination as investigations continue.
Police said they are investigating to establish the motive of the murder.
Meanwhile, police in Mwea, Kirinyaga county launched investigations into a fire incident that claimed the life of a 70-year-old man in Ndaba village.
The incident was discovered on Tuesday morning after family members noticed heavy smoke coming from the victim’s house at around 5am.
The deceased was identified as Philip Naman.
His sons reportedly rushed to the house and found their father’s body lying on a burnt mattress inside the house.
A team of police visited the scene and established that the deceased had suffered severe burns, with the right side of the body burnt beyond recognition.
Crime Scene Investigation officers documented the scene before the body was moved to Kibugi mortuary in Kutus pending a postmortem examination.
Investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing.
And three people died in separate drowning incidents.
The incidents were reported on May 19 in Siaya, Kakamega and Kisumu counties.
The bodies were taken to the mortuaries for postmortem and other procedures.
Such incidents have been on the rise in the past three months claiming more than 200 lives following flooding. Several families were also displaced in the incidents.
Many are still being threatened by the floods amid calls on them to move to safer places.
