Detectives are investigating an incident in which a 23-year-old man linked to a reported robbery in Kabarnet, Baringo County, died after allegedly jumping off a cliff while fleeing members of the public who were pursuing him.
The incident occurred on Sunday, September 13, 2026, after a woman walking to work at Baringo County Referral Hospital was reportedly attacked and robbed.
The woman said she was walking through the Buruburu Estate area at around 6:40 a.m. when she encountered a man known to her.
According to the woman, the man allegedly grabbed her by the neck, used a torch-like device to electrocute her and pushed her to the roadside before taking her two mobile phones—a Samsung A013 and an Itel button phone.
The woman raised an alarm, prompting members of the public to pursue the man.
He reportedly ran and jumped over a cliff before being rescued by members of the public, police said.
An electrocution device described as a direct-current, ultra-high-voltage device was recovered at the scene.
The man was escorted to Baringo County Referral Hospital for treatment but reportedly died at around 12:45 pm while receiving medical care.
Police are investigating the reported robbery and the circumstances surrounding the man’s death.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures.
In a separate incident, police in Gatundu South, Kiambu County, have arrested two people in connection with the reported death of a 41-year-old man whose body was found near a bar at Ndundu Trading Centre.
The deceased, identified as Samuel Maina Wangui, was discovered lying beside a bar at around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
Police said they found him lying on his back with a visible deep cut on his neck and a pool of blood on the ground.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the deceased was last seen with a local man at New Carlos Bar, where they were taking refreshments. He reportedly left for home at around 10:50 p.m., but his body was discovered the following morning.
Police arrested two people they said may be connected to the incident as investigations continue.
The scene was processed and documented before the body was moved to Gatundu Level Five Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending an autopsy.
Elsewhere, a 20-year-old Form Four student at Nyangeti Secondary School in Kenyenya, Kisii County, died after reportedly complaining of stomach pains.
The deceased, identified as David Etot, died on Sunday morning, September 13, 2026, while receiving treatment at Ogembo Sub-County Hospital.
Police officers visited the school and established that Etot had first complained of stomach pains on Friday, September 10.
He was rushed to a local health facility, where he received treatment and was discharged in stable condition.
However, he reportedly developed the same symptoms again on Sunday morning at around 5 a.m. and was taken to Ogembo Sub-County Hospital. Medical personnel confirmed that he had died while undergoing treatment.
His body was moved to the hospital mortuary pending an autopsy to establish the cause of death.
