A 52-year-old man died after falling from the second floor of his rental house in Gwa Kairu, Juja, Kiambu County.
David Ondu Ogunde succumbed to injuries sustained in the fall while undergoing treatment at Thika Level 5 Hospital on October 12, 2026, police said.
According to police, Ogunde fell from the second floor of his rental house near Gate B at around 2.34 am on Monday.
He was rushed to Thika Level 5 Hospital, where he was admitted for treatment but later died at around 7am the same day.
The incident was reported to Theta Police Station by the deceased’s cousin, who informed officers that Ogunde had died while receiving treatment.
Police recorded the incident as an accidental fall resulting in death.
His body was transferred to Thika General Kago Mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death.
And a 46-year-old man died after falling from the roof of his kitchen while replacing worn-out iron sheets in Nyandarua West Sub-County.
Samuel Kimani Muchiri was undertaking repairs on the wooden, semi-permanent kitchen at around 12.30pm on October 12, 2026, when the incident occurred.
According to police, a colleague said he had left the deceased at the site carrying out the repairs.
However, upon returning, he found Muchiri lying lifeless inside the kitchen.
Police confirmed the incident, and preliminary observations indicated that the deceased had fallen from the rooftop into the kitchen.
The scene was processed and photographed to preserve evidence as part of the investigations.
The body was later moved to Nyahururu County Referral Hospital mortuary, where it was preserved pending a post-mortem examination to establish the exact cause of death.
Meanwhile, a 59-year-old man was found dead inside his house in Ting’ang’a, Kiambu East Sub-County, on October 12, 2026, after relatives failed to reach him on his mobile phone.
The deceased, identified as Kennedy Mwehia, was discovered lying on his bed after attempts to contact him and knock on his door went unanswered.
Police visited the scene.
After receiving no response from inside the house, those who had gone to check on Mwehia reportedly gained entry by breaking a window, where they found his lifeless body.
The body had a visibly swollen face and showed signs of decomposition, indicating that he may have been dead for some time before being discovered.
The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, and the cause of death had not been established by the time the incident was reported.
Crime Scene Investigation officers from Kiambu processed the scene before the body was moved to the Kiambu Level Five Hospital mortuary, where it awaits a postmortem examination.
The examination is expected to help establish the cause of death.
