10-year-old Grade six pupil drowns while fishing in Murang’a dam

A 10-year-old Grade Six pupil drowned after slipping into a man-made dam while fishing in Ithanga/Kakuzi Sub-County, Murang’a County.

The deceased was a pupil at Silanga Primary School, police said.

According to police, the boy had gone fishing at Kilotwe man-made dam when he reportedly slipped and fell into the water before sinking and drowning.

His body was later found floating in the dam, prompting the person who discovered it to alert his mother, on October 28.

Police officers visited the scene following the report at around 7pm.

The officers established that the boy’s body had been retrieved from the water and that there were no visible external injuries.

The body was subsequently moved to General Kago Mortuary, where it was preserved pending a postmortem examination.

The circumstances surrounding the incident were documented by police.

Elsewhere, a 31-year-old man drowned in Lake Victoria within Winam Sub-Location, West Kadem Location, Nyatike Sub-County, Migori County, on October 28, 2026.

The deceased, identified as Gordon Nguka, reportedly went swimming in the lake at around 10am before he was overwhelmed by the water and drowned.

Police officers who visited the scene established that members of the public had already retrieved Nguka’s body from the water.

Efforts by members of the public to resuscitate him were unsuccessful, as he had already died by the time he was recovered.

Police processed the scene before the body was moved to Migori County Referral Hospital Mortuary, where it was preserved pending a postmortem examination.

Meanwhile, a 25-year-old man was found murdered in Omonyenya Village, Bombaba East Location, Kenyenya Sub-County, Kisii County.

The deceased, identified as Sibrian Ondieki Onkangi, was discovered lying in a pool of blood along a road a few meters from his home on October 28, 2026.

Police found the body lying face down, with a deep cut wound on the right side of the neck.

Preliminary investigations indicated that Onkangi was last seen at Mogonga Trading Centre on Tuesday night, October 27, at around 9pm, while heading home.

He was found dead the following morning, only a short distance from his residence.

The motive behind the killing had not been established by the time of reporting, and no arrests had been reported.

The body was moved to Gucha Referral Morgue for preservation pending a postmortem examination as investigations into the murder continued.

Elsewhere, a 30-year-old man was burnt to death after a fire broke out in his house in Kamagoko Village, Mathioya Sub-County, Murang’a County, on Wednesday morning, October 28, 2026.

The deceased, identified as Julius Githua Kiriko, was reportedly living alone in a semi-permanent wooden house that was destroyed in the inferno.

Police said the fire broke out at around 4am. Neighbours said they noticed that the electricity had gone off and stepped outside to establish the cause of the blackout.

They discovered her brother’s house engulfed in flames and raised an alarm, attracting neighbours who joined efforts to extinguish the fire.

However, Kiriko was burnt beyond recognition.

Police visited the scene and conducted preliminary investigations.

The scene was processed before the body was moved to Kangema Sub-County Hospital Mortuary for preservation pending a postmortem examination.

Police said the cause of the fire had not been established, with investigations expected to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.