A 37-year-old man drowned after falling into a sewage trench near Equity Bank along Haile Selassie Avenue in Nairobi.
The incident was reported to Nairobi Railways Police Station on Saturday.
Police visited the scene and established that the deceased, identified as Isaac Kiplagat, had fallen into the trench and drowned.
The victim is said to have been walking along an open manhole when he slipped into the trench.
The body was subsequently moved to Nairobi Funeral Home, where it is being preserved pending an autopsy.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the drowning.
This raises concerns about the safety of many manholes that are left open at various places in the city.
Officials say some of the lids have been vandalised and stolen by thieves, leaving many pedestrians and road users exposed to the dangers.
Efforts are being made to replace them and trace those behind the vandalism, officials said.
Elsewhere, police in Bungoma North, Bungoma county, have launched investigations after the body of an unidentified man was found floating in River Nzoia.
The body was spotted on September 11, 2026, at about 7.30 pm in Siumbua Village, Kabuyefwe Sub-location.
Officers from Mbakalo Police Station visited the scene and, with the assistance of members of the public, retrieved the body from the river.
The scene was processed and documented before the body was moved to Naitiri Sub-County Mortuary for preservation, pending identification and autopsy.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the man's death and have appealed for information that could help establish his identity.
In a different incident, police in Nyatike, Migori county, have launched investigations after the body of an unidentified middle-aged man was found floating in River Kuja.
According to police, the body was discovered in the Kituka area.
Police officers rushed to the scene and established that the body was that of an unidentified adult male.
The body was retrieved from the river, after which the scene was documented as part of the investigation.
The remains were moved to the Migori County Referral Hospital Mortuary, where they are being preserved pending an autopsy.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the man's death and efforts to establish his identity are expected to follow.
Meanwhile, police in Suba North, Homa Bay county, have launched investigations into the death of an unidentified man whose body was found in a rented house in Obambo Village.
The body was discovered on September 11, 2026, in Waundo Sublocation, Gembe East Location.
The deceased had suffered multiple injuries, including a deep wound on the left side of the head and left ear, which police suspect were inflicted with a sharp object.
He also had several wounds on his legs, bruises on the forehead and chest, and a fracture on the left ankle.
Preliminary investigations indicated that unknown individuals had brought the man into the rented house while he was still alive.
He later reportedly succumbed to his injuries.
The scene was processed, and necessary police action was taken.
The body was moved to Suba North Sub-County Hospital Mortuary, where it is being preserved pending an autopsy and identification.Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the man's injuries and death.
