Minor drowns in water pan at farm in Elgeyo Marakwet
Police in Kenya are investigating three separate deaths, including the drowning of a toddler in Elgeyo Marakwet and the discovery of two other bodies in Tigania West and Homa Bay. Authorities have moved the remains to local mortuaries for post-mortem examinations.
Why it matters
These incidents highlight local public safety and law enforcement challenges in rural Kenyan counties.
Minor drowns in water pan at Elgeyo Marakwet farm
A one-and-a-half-year-old boy has drowned in a water pan at a farm in Keiyo South Sub-County, Elgeyo Marakwet County.
Police said the incident occurred on Thursday while the child, aged one year and six months, was playing with another child at his employer’s farm.
According to police, the child’s father attempted to rescue him after discovering that he had fallen into the water pan.
However, by the time he retrieved the toddler, the child had already died.
Police officers visited the scene and documented the incident.
The body was moved to Kamwosor Sub-County Hospital Mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a post-mortem examination to establish the exact cause of death.
Police have launched investigations into the incident.
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