Naivasha Police launch probe after body of 46-year-old man is retrieved from a well in Kihoto

The search for the identity of a man whose body was retrieved from a well in Kihoto, near Power Station in Naivasha, is ongoing, with police saying the circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear.

Naivasha Sub-County Police Commander Wilson Sigei says the body, believed to be that of a man aged about 46, was found in a well after a woman who was going to fetch water discovered him.

He notes that the police were notified at around 10 am on November 2 and that there were no visible injuries on the body at the time of retrieval, adding that a post-mortem examination will be key in establishing the circumstances surrounding the man's death.

“The body was in the well and it had no visible injuries. But a post-mortem may bring out some other issues. I think the guiding point is the post-mortem,” Sigei says.

He further says police are yet to establish the man's identity, as no one in the community has come forward to identify him.

Sigei notes that efforts to trace the deceased's relatives will precede the post-mortem examination, as their presence is generally preferred during the process.

“There is no specific date to conduct the post-mortem. When conducting any post-mortem, you want most of the time to have their relatives. So the first process is identification which has been taken up by the DCIO, then looking for the relatives,” he says.

He further says that if the relatives cannot be traced, the hospital may consult the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on the way forward regarding the post-mortem examination.