Police Probe Drowning of Eight-year-old Boy In Private Runda Pool

Image of a pool [p/Courtesy] An eight-year-old boy on Monday drowned at a swimming pool as he swam with friends in Runda, an affluent neighbourhood in the northern part of Nairobi. Initial reports show that Master Ivan Apiyo was in the company of other children at a tuition exchange programme held at one of the homes in the estate.

On that fateful day, they decided to jump into a pool for afternoon escapades after morning studies.

His body was later found motionless by other pupils who alerted the homeowners.

By the time they retrieved him from the pool, he was already unconscious.

A team of medical personnel was called to the scene and confirmed him dead.

Witnesses say that the parents of the deceased were later called to the scene and were heartbroken, witnesses said.

Police investigating the incident say there was no attendant at the pool at the time of the incident on Monday, January 9 afternoon.