AI-GENERATED IMAGEA 72-year-old man drowned after falling into a water-filled well in Gongo Village, Rangwe Sub-County, Homa Bay County, police said.
The incident was reported on September 29, 2026, police said.
Police officers at the scene said the man, identified as Samuel Odero Okombo, had been crossing through a homestead when he slipped and fell into an uncovered well.
The well was approximately 40 feet deep and full of water, police said. Members of the public assisted police in retrieving the man’s body from the well.
The body was moved to MBEKA Hospital mortuary, where it was being preserved pending a postmortem examination.
Elsewhere, the body of a 44-year-old man was recovered from an approximately 25-foot-deep open pit in Kiwandani Kwa Aba area, Kilifi County.
Police said the incident was reported on September 29, 2026, at Kilifi Police Station.
Police officers and the county fire brigade responded to the scene. They found the body lying at the bottom of the open pit.
With the assistance of the fire brigade, the body was retrieved and identified as Joseph Ogamba, a 44-year-old man.
CSI officers processed and documented the scene before the body was moved to Kilifi County Hospital mortuary for preservation.
A postmortem examination was expected to establish the cause and circumstances of his death.
Meanwhile, police in Murang’a County arrested a man in connection with the death of his 70-year-old father at his home in Kandara Sub-County.
The incident occurred in Rukira Village, Muruka Location, and was reported on September 29, 2026.
Police identified the deceased as John Muiruri Guchu, 70, and said the arrested man was his son.
Police said preliminary investigations indicated the two had a confrontation over farmland, during which the son allegedly assaulted his father.
Police said he had visible facial injuries, with blood reportedly oozing from his mouth.
After the incident, police said members of the public allegedly attacked the son, causing him serious injuries.
Police officers intervened and rescued him before taking him to Kandara Level 4 Hospital for treatment.
The deceased’s body was moved to General Kago Mortuary, where it was being preserved pending a postmortem examination.
Police said investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death were ongoing.
