Boy drowns in open water pit in Kiambu

On Thursday morning, a two-year-old boy tragically drowned in an open water-filled pit near the entrance of a residential compound in Kiambu County, Kenya. The child, under the care of a 21-year-old housemaid, was playing with another four-year-old boy at a neighbor's house when the unfortunate incident occurred. The housemaid, having been entrusted with the little boy at around 10am, was informed by her protégé that the four-year-old had fallen into the water-filled pit.

In a split second, the housemaid rushed to the scene, discovered the child floating lifelessly in the water, and performed CPR before rushing him to the Jacaranda Maternity Hospital. Unfortunately, the boy was declared dead upon arrival. The police secured the crime scene, documented the incident, and transferred the body to the Kiambu Level 5 Hospital mortuary for preservation prior to an autopsy.

In a separate incident, a 12-year-old boy lost his life after a gold mining site collapsed while he was playing near the excavation area in Ojalo Village, Siaya County. The Grade Six pupil, attending Bar-Ding Primary School, had been playing with other children when the ground suddenly gave way, burying the young boy under a pile of soil at the Masumbi Sub-Location.

The incident was reported to Kogelo Police Station around 3:30pm by a resident named James Nyanga. Police officers arrived at the scene only to find the lifeless body of the young boy, who had been retrieved from beneath the soil by concerned members of the public. Preliminary information suggested that the collapse had occurred without any apparent physical injuries to the victim.

Site of Crime personnel from Siaya Sub-County processed the crime scene, documented the details, and preserved the body at the Siaya County Referral Hospital mortuary pending further autopsy. Police investigations were launched into the circumstances surrounding the collapse.