A 10-year-old boy was on Sunday attacked by a crocodile as she fetched water from Thika River that passes through Muthesya village, Masinga in Yatta Sub County.
Confirming the incident, Mwambani senior chief Musyoka Wambua stated that the incident happened after the children had returned from Sunday school service, after which they took containers and rushed to the river to draw water.
“The 10-year old boy was grabbed on his arm when he bent to draw water with his container. The other children ran and called the residents who alerted the KWS officers and launched a search for the child. The search that took almost an hour came to a sad end when the lifeless body of the child was found,” he said.
Speaking during a Sunday service at AIC Muthesya on Sunday afternoon after the incident, area Member of County Assembly (MCA) Peter Nzioki called upon the parents to teach their children on the dangers of the river.
“As we are preparing to get tapped water to every home, I urge parents to educate and caution their children to avoid such. It is the fourth case in a duration of four months which unfortunate,” said Nzioki.
KWS officers from Oldonyo Sabuk took the boy’s body to Matuu nursing home mortuary.
The residents called upon the county government to hasten the implementation of their promise to provide tapped water in every home to avoid such accidents.