A 40-year-old man tragically lost his life due to electrocution while trimming trees in Kimerin village, located in Bungoma County.
The victim, William Matwale Joseck, was pruning branches at a private residence when some foliage inadvertently came into contact with a live electrical wire.
According to police reports and eyewitness accounts, the incident occurred on September 17, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities discovered his body exhibiting burn injuries on his right thumb and back.
It has since been transported to Dreamland Kimilili Mortuary for a postmortem examination. Such incidents are not uncommon in rural areas, with officials attributing these tragedies to illegal power connections and insufficient maintenance of tree growth.
In a separate incident in the same locality, a suspected thief was killed by an enraged mob.
This event took place in the Nabikoto sub-location, where the individual was accused of involvement in a burglary. The deceased, identified as 29-year-old Timothy Natembea, was allegedly part of a group of thieves, one of whom has been apprehended and is currently facing legal charges.
His body has been transferred to the mortuary at Kimilili Sub-County Hospital, where it awaits an autopsy.
