Three children aged between four and 10 years died in a suspected drowning incident in Rukoroi village in Gatanga subcounty, Murang’a county.
The bodies of Natalia Wambui, 10, Jamal Mwangi, 9, and Asafa Baraka Njeri, 4, were recovered from a swamp on Sunday.
Police said people learnt of the incident after residents were alerted by some children that they had spotted clothes near a swamp but could not see the owners.
Residents who rushed to the scene, reportedly spotted a child’s body floating in the water. The presence of clothes belonging to more than one child raised concerns that others could also have drowned.
All the bodies had been retrieved when officers from Kihumbuini police station, accompanied by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Kirwara arrived at the scene.
The bodies were taken to Kirwara Level Four Hospital mortuary, where they are being preserved pending postmortem examinations.
Baraka's mother who is the aunt to the other two victims, told police that she had seen the children in the morning as they left to attend church.
Elsewhere, a four-year-old boy has drowned in an open pit partially filled with water in Lolgorian Township, Transmara South Sub-County, Narok County.
The boy was found dead on Sunday, October 18, 2026, after reportedly drowning in the pit.
According to police the child had attended a morning mass at Sacred Heart of Jesus Lolgorian Parish with his father. at around 9am.
After the service, the two returned home and took tea before the boy reportedly left the house.
The father later received information from another child, identified as Steve, that his son had drowned in an open pit containing water.
The water was drained from the pit, allowing the boy’s body to be retrieved.
Police officers visited and documented the scene before the body was moved to Transmara West Sub-County Hospital mortuary in Kilgoris, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.
The circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear.
And a 12-year-old Grade Seven pupil has drowned while swimming with friends in Gatamaiyu River in Kibauni Village, Githunguri Sub-County, Kiambu County.
The boy, identified as Samuel Njuguna Ngunyi, was reportedly swimming with his friends on October 18, 2026, when he slipped beneath a rock and drowned.
According to a police incident report, the incident was reported by his father, David Ngunyi, a resident of Kibauni Village.
Samuel was a Grade Seven learner at Kiawairia Comprehensive School.
Police officers from Kibichoi Police Station visited the scene, where the boy’s body was retrieved from the river.
The body was subsequently moved to Kigumo Level Four Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination.
The circumstances surrounding the incident were not immediately clear.
And a 44-year-old sand harvester was found dead in River Nzoia in Soy Sub-County, Uasin Gishu County, two days after he was reported missing.
The body of Stephen Karanja Mbatia was retrieved from the river on Sunday, October 18, 2026, after he reportedly drowned while attempting to cross the waterway.
According to police, Mbatia, who worked as a sand harvester and loader, had been missing since October 16.
Preliminary investigations indicate that he was crossing River Nzoia when he was swept away by the raging waters.
Police officers visited the scene and processed it as part of investigations into the incident.
The body was subsequently moved to Soy Funeral Home, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination.
The circumstances surrounding the incident are being documented by police.
