Drowning incidentPolice are investigating an incident where a 17-year-old Form 4 student drowned in River Ragati in Mathira East, Nyeri county.
The incident occurred on September 29 at Gichathaini village, police said.
Police said the incident was reported after the student entered the river.
Officers visited the scene and identified the deceased as female juvenile and student at Kangocho Secondary School.
Members of the public assisted police in recovering her body from the river.
The scene was processed and documented by DCI officers before the body was moved to Karatina Level 4 Hospital mortuary.
The body is being preserved pending a postmortem examination.
Elsewhere, police in Nyeri have launched investigations after the body of a man was found floating in Karia Lake, Nyeri Central subcounty.
The body of John Waweru was discovered on September 29 and had visible injuries on his forehead.
The scene was processed and documented by investigators before the body was moved to Nyeri Provincial General Hospital mortuary.
A postmortem is expected to establish the cause and circumstances of his death as investigations continue.
And police in Kakamega county have arrested three suspects following the death of a 26-year-old man whose body was found outside his home in Mumias East.
The body of Edmond Olunga was discovered at about 6:30pm on Tuesday, September 29 in Bulukuyu village, Ebusa sublocation.
Police say Olunga's body was found on the ground outside his residential house.
The deceased had multiple visible injuries to his head, back and right hand, which police suspect may have been inflicted before his death.
Three people related to the deceased have since been arrested in connection with the incident and are assisting police with investigations.
The scene was processed and documented before the body was moved to St Mary’s Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination.
Investigations are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding Olunga’s death and the events leading to the injuries.
