Tragedy as boy, 13, drowns in dam

A sombre mood engulfed Riachina village of Mbeere South sub-county after a 13-year-old boy drowned in Kiambere dam.

His mother Joyce Mbaka Njagi said Chrispin Gitonga, a Standard Six pupil at Kiruri Primary School, had left home at 9am to wash clothes on the banks of the dam.

They started searching for him when he did not appear by 4pm.

“On the bank of the dam were his clothes, shoes and the soap he was using to wash. We called off the search after failing to find him,” said Ms Njagi.

The body was found floating in the dam yesterday morning. Police took it to Embu Level Five Hospital.