Boy dies after jumping from fourth floor of house in South B

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Detectives are investigating an incident where a 10-year-old boy died after jumping from the fourth floor of a residential apartment in South B, Nairobi.

The incident happened on February 24 evening.

The victim was a grade six pupil at Our Lady of Mercy in the area, police said.

A review of security footage showed he ran upstairs and jumped off falling on the ground floor.

It is not clear what motivated him. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Police said they suspect the boy died by suicide. He sustained fatal head injuries.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.

Elsewhere, detectives are investigating the murder of a traditional dancer in a village in Rangwe, Homa Bay County.

The deceased was identified as Robert Ochieng, 42 and was a member of Kochia Traditional Dancers.

His body was found in Olare Trading Centre and rushed to hospital where he succumbed to the injuries on February 24, 2026.

He and a group of dancers had on February 21 attended a political event in Siaya where they performed before returning home. Ochieng, however, did not return to his house which raised concerns from his family until the following day when his body was found in the area.

Police said the body had multiple injuries in the face and was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.

Cases of violence linked to politics have been on the rise amid concerns of more chaos ahead.

And 25 people were attacked and injured at a disputed piece of land in Lower Yatta, Kitui County.

This was after a group of about 100 people invaded the B2 Ranching Cooperative Society where the victims were camping waiting for fencing of the property to start.

The assailants were armed with crude weapons and also robbed the victims of their cash and electronics.

Police were called to the scene to pursue the attackers.