A female passenger collapsed and died as she checked in at the Kisumu International Airport.
It is not clear what caused the death. Airport officials said Merisia Adhiambo, 69, was scheduled to fly to Nairobi on Thursday morning and had arrived at the airport ready to board when she collapsed at the screening point.
She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Officials said she was to fly aboard a Kenya Airways flight at about 9 am.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy.
Elsewhere in Kehancha, Migori County, a Tanzania national collapsed and died in a gold mining site. The deceased identified as Masero Kidum, 21 had ventured into a shaft which was about 30 feet deep when he collapsed and died on Thursday morning.
The body was retrieved and moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and probe. A number of miners have died in gold mining sites in a worrying trend in the area.
In Ndori, Rarieda, Siaya County, one miner died after a gold mining site collapsed on them in Lumba village. Police said there were seven miners in the tunnel when it collapsed and trapped the victim. The other six managed to escape with slight injuries.
The body was later retrieved and moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and investigations. Some villagers in the area venture into the tunnel for gold to make a living oblivious of the dangers lurking.
Elsewhere in Kenyenya, Kisii County, a body was found on the roadside after a suspected murder. The police said the partially burnt body was found on the road in Mogambi village after it had been dumped there hours earlier on Thursday.
Police said the body had visible injuries on the limbs which were burnt and back. His legs were tied at the time the body was discovered, police said.
A blood stained panga and open shoes were found next to the body, which was moved to the mortuary pending identification and autopsy.
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