A 57-year-old man collapsed and died in Matuu town Yatta sub-county of Machakos county.
The man identified as John Mbengei is said to have collapsed in his bathroom as he took his bath on Monday in his rented house in Matuu market.
The incident was confirmed by Yatta police boss Eric Ng'etich who said that the man had been ailing before the tragedy.
"It was reported that a 57-year-old adult lost his life after collapsing in his bathroom in a rented house known as New green private house in Matuu town," said Ngetich.
He said that the body had been moved to Yatta funeral home awaiting postmortem.
"The body was moved to Yatta funeral home for preservation and postmortem to unravel the circumstances leading to his death," noted the Yatta police boss.
He said the police have commenced investigations into the matter.