A mason working at a construction site died after he was hit by a falling wood in Kondele, Kisumu.
The victim was among dozens of workers at the Lumumba Affordable Housing Project when the incident happened on Thursday, July 17 afternoon, police and witnesses said.
The wood fell from the ninth floor of the house, hitting him in the head, witnesses and police said.
Police said he was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead while undergoing treatment.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and investigations.
Meanwhile, police in Katito, Kisumu, are investigating the murder of one Kennedy Odoyo, whose body was found lying on the doorstep of a house in the village.
The man had a deep cut on the neck when he was found unconscious.
The victim was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
His body was found at the doorstep of a man who was away at work at that time.
Police said the neighbours at the scene said they had heard commotion outside before the body was discovered.
The assailants escaped after some of the neighbours responded to the scene on Thursday morning.
The body was moved to a local mortuary pending autopsy and investigations.
Elsewhere in Matisi, Webuye, Bungoma County, the body of one Joseph Wanjala, 22, was found in a sugarcane plantation after suspected murder.
The man was reported missing on July 14 until three days later, when the body was discovered at the site.
The body had deep cuts in the head and a broken neck, police who visited the scene said.
Police moved the body to the mortuary pending autopsy and investigations.
The motive of the murder is yet to be known.
