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A 47-year-old man who had been reported missing was found dead in a water pit within the compound of a primary school in Luanda Sub-County, Vihiga County.
The body of Laban Zafania Ongombe, a resident of Khwiliba Village in Mukhalahala Sub-location, was discovered on Monday evening.
Police processed the scene before the body was moved to the mortuary for a postmortem examination as investigations continued. Police said on Wednesday that the motive, if any, had not been established.
Separately, a decomposing body of an unidentified man believed to be about 30 years old was retrieved from River Lusumu in Eshikulu area, Mumias West Sub-County, Kakamega County.
Police said the body was spotted floating in the river on Monday evening, prompting members of the public to alert officers at Otiato Police Post.
With the help of members of the public, officers retrieved the decomposing body.
The scene was processed as investigations were launched to establish the man’s identity and circumstances surrounding his death.
The body was moved to the Kakamega Referral Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination.
Meanwhile, a 19-year-old Form Three student was reported to have drowned while swimming with other children at Umaa Dam, an ongoing construction project in Kitui Central Sub-County.
The deceased, identified as Victor Mbalo Kamba, was a student at Muvinde Secondary School in Mombasa.
Police said the incident was reported at about 6.40 pm on Monday.
According to preliminary reports, Mbalo was swimming with other children at the dam when he was reported to have drowned.
Police officers, accompanied by county government officials and a Kenya Red Cross rescue team, visited the scene.
However, the recovery operation was unsuccessful after the teams found they did not have the equipment required to retrieve the body from the dam.
The recovery operation resumed Tuesday when equipment was secured.
Police are expected to continue efforts to establish the circumstances surrounding the reported drowning.
Drowning incidents have been reported amid calls on parties to exercise caution when in water.
