There was tragedy when a 23-year-old man drowned while attempting to rescue a woman who had slipped into a pond in Rarieda subcounty, Siaya county.
Police confirmed the incident and identified the deceased as Brian Oticha Odhiambo, 23, of Masala village.
According to police, the incident occurred on Monday at a pond.
Preliminary investigations indicate that a woman was fetching water when she slipped and fell into the pond.
Oticha and another man reportedly rushed to rescue her, police and witnesses said.
Police said the woman and the other man were successfully rescued and taken to Masala Health centre, where they were reported to be in stable condition.
However, Oticha drowned during the rescue attempt.
The body was retrieved and moved to a local mortuary pending further probe and postmortem.
And a 30-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly stabbed his 75-year-old father to death following a domestic dispute in Kathekakai, Machakos county.
According to police, the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday at Makadara village in Kathekakai location.
Police identified the deceased as Justus Nzioka Muli, 75, while the suspect is his son.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspect arrived home at about 1.30 a.m. while allegedly intoxicated and behaving violently.
Police said he was heard threatening to kill someone before entering his house and emerging with a kitchen knife.
The deceased reportedly attempted to calm his son down, but the suspect allegedly turned on him and stabbed him several times in the back.
The elderly man collapsed outside his house and died at the scene.
Police visited and processed the scene before removing the body to the Machakos Funeral Home, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Police recovered the suspected murder weapon, a kitchen knife, as well as clothing believed to be relevant to the investigation.
The suspect was arrested at the scene while reportedly still intoxicated and has been placed in police custody pending further investigations and arraignment in court.
And a 45-year-old mentally challenged man died after a fire broke out at his family’s home in Ikolomani, Kakamega County, in the early hours of Monday
Police said the incident occurred at about 1 a.m. at a homestead in Machemo Village.
The deceased, identified as Erick Imbwakha Ilesa, was found dead inside the house after the blaze was extinguished.
Police visited the scene and established that the fire had razed the sitting room but did not spread into the bedroom where he was.
Although his body had no visible burn injuries, investigators suspect he died after inhaling toxic smoke from the fire, leading to suffocation.
The body was moved to the Kakamega County General Hospital mortuary, where it awaits a post-mortem examination to establish the exact cause of death.
Police have launched investigations into the cause of the fire.
