A 30-year-old woman was killed by lightning after a thunderstorm struck Kirwanda Village in Bonyando Sub-location, Bogiakumu Location, Kisii South Sub-County.
Everline Moraa Abuga died on Monday, November 9, after being struck by lightning while carrying water to the bathroom in preparation for a bath.
The incident also affected members of her family who were inside their house when the lightning struck.
Her father, 54, and her 15-year-old younger sister, survived the incident.
The two reportedly heard a loud thunderclap, which also damaged electrical cables inside their house.
A 19-year-old neighbour was also struck by the same lightning but survived.
He reportedly vomited blood and passed bloody stool before being rushed to Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital, where he was admitted in stable condition.
Police officers visited the scene and confirmed the incident.
The deceased sustained visible burns on her right lower leg, right breast, right cheek, right hand and abdomen.
Her body was moved to Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary pending a postmortem examination.
And a 50-year-old mandied after being electrocuted while pruning trees near power lines in Ngitana Village, Mbaranga Location, Tigania East, Meru County.
David Gikule was pruning trees on land belonging to James Muthuri when a branch he was cutting fell onto an electric power line, causing him to be struck by electricity.
Police officers visited the scene and found Gikule’s body.
The scene was documented before the body was moved to St. John of God Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination.
Elsewhere, the body of an 86-year-old man who went missing while travelling to sell cashew nuts has been retrieved from River Nkararu in Tharaka South, Tharaka Nithi County.
Kanyaru Karengi was last seen on Wednesday, November 4, when he left his home for Karocho to sell cashew nuts but failed to return.
The body was discovered in the river on Monday, November 9.
Police officers visited the scene and established that the elderly man was suspected to have been swept away by the swollen river following heavy rains.
With the assistance of members of the public, the decomposing body was retrieved from the water.
Police said the body had no visible injuries.
The scene was processed before the body was moved to Marimanti Level Four Hospital mortuary, where it is awaiting a postmortem examination.
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