Three children aged between four and 10 years died in a suspected drowning incident in Rukoroi Village, Kiunyu Location, Gatanga Sub-County, Murang’a County.
The bodies of Natalia Wambui, 10, Jamal Mwangi, 9, and Asafa Baraka Njeri, 4, were recovered from a swamp on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
According to police, the incident came to light after residents were alerted by their children that they had spotted children’s clothes near a swamp but could not see the children.
The residents rushed to the scene, where they reportedly spotted one 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.
Officers from Kihumbuini Police Station, accompanied by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Kirwara, proceeded to the scene and found that members of the public had already retrieved the bodies of all three children.
The bodies had no visible injuries, according to the police report.
The mother of the youngest child and aunt to the other two told police that she had seen the children in the morning as they left to attend church.
Police documented the incident before the bodies were moved to Kirwara Level Four Hospital mortuary, where they are being preserved pending postmortem examinations to establish the cause of death.
Investigations are expected to establish the circumstances under which the three children ended up in the swamp.
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.
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.
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.
