Detectives in Kisii County are probing the death of a 23-year-old man whose body was recovered from a water well in Kisii Central Sub-County.
A relative said her brother, Jared Oraro, was reported missing from their homestead earlier on Tuesday evening.
Family members began searching the area and found his clothes near a water well whose metal cover had been left open, police said.
Out of concern, residents pumped water out of the well, and after the water levels went down, they found the body of the 23-year-old man about 10 metres inside the well.
Police said the body was retrieved and upon examination, no visible injuries were observed externally.
The body was moved to Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary pending autopsy and further investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death.
Police in Ruiru, Kiambu County, are investigating a suspected murder after a 58-year-old man was found dead inside his house in Membley area sub-county area.
According to police, a Clean Water truck operator said he had sent his turnboy to call the company driver from his house in the BTL area at around 7.30 pm time.
The turnboy reportedly found the man lying motionless on the bed and alerted the operator, who went to the house and confirmed the death.
Police officers who visited the scene reported that the deceased had visible head injuries and blood was oozing from the mouth, raising suspicion of murder.
The scene was processed and documented before the body was moved to Kenyatta University Funeral Home pending autopsy and further investigations.
Police said no arrest had been made in the matter.
Elsewhere, police in Kandara, Murang’a County, have launched investigations after thieves stole five solar panels from Gacharage Dispensary.
According to police, the theft was reported on Tuesday afternoon by two employees there.
The two said they arrived at the facility at around 10 am and discovered that five solar panels installed on the rooftop were missing.
Police officers from Gacharage Police Post visited the scene and established that the panels had been removed after the suspects unscrewed the nuts and bolts securing them to the roof.
Police suspect the thieves gained access through the rear side of the compound after part of the perimeter fence appeared disturbed.
Authorities also noted that the health facility had no watchman guarding the premises at the time of the incident.
The value of the stolen solar panels had not been established by the time of the report, as investigations continued.
