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Body of man who drowned in Nyeri surfaces in Kirinyaga
Residents of Ngando village in Kirinyaga County gather at the scene where the body of a man, identified as Gideon Mboga Maina from Nyeri, was found floating in a river on December 4, 2019. PHOTO | GEORGE MUNENE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Residents then retrieved the decomposing body of the man identified as Gideon Mboga Maina.
- Mr Maina was crossing the river in Rwairegi village in Mukurwe-ini when he was hit by strong water currents.
- Efforts to save him from drowning were unsuccessful.
A 32-year-old man who has been missing for 10 days after he was swept away by the flooding Tana River has been found dead in Ngando village, Kirinyaga County.
Casual workers harvesting bananas for sale in one of the farms spotted the body floating in the river on Wednesday evening and raised the alarm, attracting scores of residents.
