This archive report was first published on 12 July 2020.
Published on July 12, 2020, a family in Nairobi's Luckysummer Estate is mourning the loss of their eight-year-old son, Master Andy Rawlins Waudo, who fell from the third floor of their residence and died.
According to police, the incident occurred on Saturday evening when Master Waudo was playing on the balcony of their house and fell down, injuring himself. He was rushed to Kemrif Hospital within Luckysummer Estate, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police visited the scene and declared it an accident, but added that an inquest had been opened to make a conclusion on the same. The body was moved to Kenyatta University Hospital Mortuary awaiting post mortem.
Meanwhile, a 23-year-old man, Charles Msiza, was buried alive when a wall he and his friends were constructing collapsed in Kwangware area, Nairobi. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon, and another worker was injured in the collapse and rushed to hospital with multiple injuries.
Nairobi police boss Philip Ndolo said they had launched investigations into the incident with an aim of taking action for omission or commission. “We will talk to all concerned parties and know the way forward. Experts from police and National Construction Authority are handling it,” he said.
Additionally, a 23-year-old woman was shot and seriously wounded in a robbery incident in Buruburu area, Nairobi. The woman, who runs an Mpesa shop in the estate, was hit in the abdomen as the gang struggled to grab an unknown amount of money from her.
Police and witnesses said the gang grabbed the bag and escaped on foot. Police suspect the gang had been hanging around there waiting to strike on the woman. A team of police visited the scene and recovered a spent cartridge as the hunt on the gang goes on.
Police say cases of robbery with violence have been fluctuating in the past months, with 54 cases reported in January, compared to 21 in February, 25 in March, 20 in April, and 20 in May.
