Police are investigating an incident in which a man died after he was attacked by a swarm of bees in Miori Village, Maua Location, Meru County.
The incident occurred on September 16, 2026, police said.
Locals reported that a swarm of bees was chasing the man.
An elder told police he rushed to the location, where he found the body of an unidentified adult African man inside a toilet.
Police officers visited the scene and determined that the man had apparently sought refuge in the toilet to escape the bees.
However, he was reportedly stung by the swarm and died.
Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) officers processed and documented the scene before the body was moved to the Nyambene Hospital Mortuary, where it is awaiting autopsy.
The circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation, police said on Friday.
In Kigumo, Murang’a County, police are investigating the death of a 30-year-old man whose body was found inside his house with stab wounds.
According to police, the deceased, identified as Peter Muigai Nditika, was initially reported to have died by suicide inside his house using a piece of cloth.
However, officers who visited the scene established that the body had two stab wounds—one on the left side of the neck and another on the left ribs.
Police also recovered a blood-stained knife, blood-stained clothes and a bucket containing bloody water inside the house.
The scene was documented, and the body was removed and taken to the Kigumo Level IV Hospital Mortuary, where it is awaiting autopsy.
Police said investigations into the circumstances surrounding the man's death are ongoing.
Police also recovered the body of an unidentified middle-aged man from the Nairobi River near Riverside Bridge in Kamukunji, Nairobi.
The body was discovered on September 16, 2026, at about 3:10 p.m., according to a police report filed at Kamukunji Police Station.
Police officers responded to the scene and found that the body had been trapped in mud along the river and had no visible injuries.
CSI officers processed the scene before the body was retrieved and transported to the Nairobi City Mortuary, where it was admitted pending a postmortem examination and identification.
Police are yet to establish the circumstances surrounding the man's death.
