A 61-year-old mason died after reportedly falling from an unfinished commercial building in Mweiga, Kieni West Sub-county, Nyeri County.
According to police, the incident came to light on Thursday after a patrol officer discovered the body of a man lying next to a staircase of the unfinished storey building during a routine patrol.
Police officers who visited the scene identified the deceased as John Maina Ndirangu, who had been working as a mason at the construction site.
Preliminary investigations indicate that Ndirangu had earlier left a nearby bar after consuming alcohol. Police believe he later went to the first floor, picked up a mattress, and, while walking down the staircase, slipped and fell, sustaining fatal injuries.
Police said the body was found with blood oozing from the mouth and nose and a slight cut on the head.
The body was moved to the Nyeri County Referral Hospital mortuary, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Elsewhere, police have launched investigations after the decomposed body of an unidentified woman was recovered from the River Tana in Ndithini Sub-county, Machakos County.
According to police, the body was found floating in the river at Kasovilo Sub-location. The deceased was described as an unidentified African adult female.
Police said the body was in an advanced state of decomposition, with the tongue protruding from the mouth when it was recovered.
Crime scene officers processed and documented the scene before the body was moved to Murang'a Funeral Home, where it awaits identification and a post-mortem examination.
Meanwhile, police in Nyandarua County have launched investigations after the body of a 30-year-old man was discovered on a farm near a church under circumstances they described as suspicious.
Members of the public alerted police after finding the body on Saturday near a farm close to PCEA Church in Nyandarua North Sub-county.
The deceased was identified as Antony Kibe Wairimu, 30, a resident of Gwakungu Township. Police said his body was found lying half-naked, with blood-stained fluid around the anal area and slight bruises on the left knee.
The scene was processed and documented before the body was moved to Nyahururu County Referral Hospital mortuary, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Police said they are treating the death as a suspected murder. They added that the post-mortem examination will help establish the cause of death and determine whether the injuries are consistent with sexual assault or any other form of fatal attack. No arrests have been made, and investigations are ongoing.
