Crime sceneA three-year-old pupil died after falling from the first floor of a boys’ dormitory at a private school in Soy, Uasin Gishu county.
The incident occurred on Wednesday, September 23 at around 1pm while the child, was playing with three other children at the school, police said.
According to police, the child was a pupil in the school’s daycare class when he accidentally fell from the first floor of the dormitory and sustained a head injury.
He was rushed to Ziwa Sub-County Hospital for treatment but succumbed to his injuries while receiving medical attention.
His body was initially preserved at the hospital before being transferred to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) mortuary for preservation and postmortem.
Police have started investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the fatal fall.
And a seven-year-old boy drowned in River Endoo in Keiyo South, Elgeyo Marakwet county, while playing with other children after school.
The incident occurred on Wednesday, September 23 at around 3pm in Sewene village, Ketigoi sublocation, within Mao location.
The deceased, was a PP1 pupil at Chemosong ECD School.
According to police, the boy had gone to play with other children after school at around 12:30pm.
He was later reported to have drowned while the children were attempting to swim in the river.
Police visited the scene, where they established that the boy had drowned and died.
Villagers assisted in retrieving his body from the river.
Police processed the scene before the body was moved to Kamwosor Sub-County Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination.
Meanwhile, police in Vihiga county launched investigations after the body of an unidentified teenage girl was found in a bush near River Mutiko in Emutenga village, Sibakala sublocation, Ipali location.
The body was discovered on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, police said.
Police visited the scene and found the body of an African female juvenile, estimated to be about 17 years old, lying in a bush.
According to the police report, a manila rope had been tied tightly around the girl’s neck.
There were no visible external injuries on the body, which had already started decomposing.
Police processed the scene before removing the body to the Vihiga Referral Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending identification and a postmortem examination.
The circumstances surrounding the girl’s death remain unclear, and police have classified the incident as a suspected murder as investigations continue.
