A man believed to be about 50 died after falling from the staircase of a four-storey building in Umoja II, Nairobi.
According to Nairobi police boss Issa Mohamud, the incident occurred on Tuesday night, September 8, 2026, after residents reportedly heard screams coming from the building.
The man, identified as Kariuki, was a resident of the fourth floor and worked at a jua kali business in Umoja II.
A neighbour living on the third floor went outside after hearing the screams and found Kariuki on the ground.
Neighbours suspected that he may have missed a step, causing him to lose his balance and fall. They rushed him to Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police officers who visited the scene found the man’s clothes soaked in blood and multiple injuries on his body, which were believed to have resulted from the fall.
The scene was processed by Crime Scene Investigation officers from Buruburu, while the body was moved to the hospital mortuary pending a postmortem examination and identification by his family.
Police said no note or indication of foul play was found at the scene as investigations continued into the circumstances surrounding the death.
In another incident, a 42-year-old man died after sustaining a serious injury reportedly caused by a poisoned arrow along the Kerio River in Kerio Valley.
The man, identified as Mica Kisang, a resident of Sagat village in the area, was taken to Mogil Health Centre on Tuesday evening after he was found unconscious in the Kerio River area.
A boda boda rider found Kisang lying unconscious and took him to the health facility before leaving without giving his details.
Kisang had sustained a serious injury to his right hip. He later succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at the facility.
Police officers visited and processed the scene as investigations into the circumstances surrounding his death began.
The body was moved to Tunyo Mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination.
Meanwhile, a 46-year-old man was found dead on a road near his home in Lwara “A” village, Shimba Hills Sub-County, Kwale County, on Tuesday morning in what police were treating as a suspected murder.
Police said the body of Chitumbua Mwakupha was discovered lying along the road between Mbegani and Derll areas, about 70 metres from his residence.
An examination showed blood oozing from his ears and mouth, according to the police report.
The scene was processed and documented by investigators before the body was removed and taken to the Kwale County Hospital mortuary.
The body is being preserved pending a postmortem examination as detectives investigate the circumstances surrounding the death and seek to establish what happened.
