A-13-year old boy has been found dead after he went missing in Matungulu, Machakos County.
The lifeless body of the class seven pupil at Kyeleni primary school was found floating at the Fourteen Falls in Ol-Donyo Sabuk on Wednesday evening.
The boy had reportedly gone missing from Syumbuni village on Sunday.
The incident was confirmed by Ol-Donyo Sabuk OCS Nicholas Nyongesa who said the boy identified as John Ndunda was lastly seen on Sunday morning.
Nyongesa said the deceased reportedly went to buy shoes before his death but never returned home.
"His mother said the boy got lost at around 11 am after he went to Ol-Donyo Sabuk market and never came back," Nyongesa said.
He said the parents reported the boy missing on Tuesday after tirelessly searching for him.
"The police were notified that the boy had gone missing, this is after the family had searched for him for two days in vain," Nyongesa added.
The body was removed to Ol-Donyo Sabuk Hospital's mortuary.
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