Five fishermen drowned after their boat capsized in Goye beach of Lake Victoria, Usenge, Siaya County.
The incident happened Sunday December 28, 2025 as a group of seven fishermen ventured into the lake for a living.
Their boat was hit by heavy waves forcing it to capsize.
Police said two bodies were later located and retrieved. Three others were missing and efforts to retrieve them went on to the night.
Two fishermen survived the incident, police said.
They managed to swim to the shores of the lake after the incident.
Multi agency teams responded to the scene when the news of the incident spread out.
The bodies were moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy. Such tragedies have been on the rise in the lake amid calls on the fishermen to ensure their safety while in the waters.
Elsewhere, a13-year-old boy drowned in a river as he and his colleagues celebrated Christmas Day in Tunyai area, Tharaka Nithi County.
The victim was in the company of other boys and had ventured into Thingithu river when the incident happened, police said.
Police were informed if the incident and removed the body to the mortuary pending an autopsy
In Gilgil, Nakuru County, a man was found murdered and his body dumped on the roadside.
The body of the man was found on Christmas Day long after his murder. It was found in the Sogea area and had deep cuts on the neck and blood was oozing from the wounds.
The motive of the murder was not known and the body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and identification.
And a three-year-old boy died after being hit in the head by a stick in Emurua Dikirr, Narok County.
The incident happened as the parents of the boy fought in their home in Sabnosiek village, police said.
The boy succumbed to head injuries in hospital. The police said they are investigating the incident.
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