A 4-year-old boy has drowned in a dam located in the Kapolo area in the South Sakwa ward in Bondo, Siaya County.
Confirming the incident, Siaya County Police Commander Cleti Kimaiyo said the locals struggled to come to terms with the boy’s untimely death.
His brother Stephen Otieno told the police that his younger brother, who had accompanied others to fetch water, drowned in the dam.
“The pre-primary 1 pupil at a local primary school was allegedly playing with the others. He fell into the waters before drowning as his playmates watched helplessly,” Kimaiyo said.
The boy’s body was retrieved from the dam by members of the public and moved to Bondo sub-county hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem.
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