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Six drown in Coast over Christmas and New Year festivities

Six people including a KCPE candidate drowned in the Indian Ocean and a swimming pool in Mombasa and Kwale during the Christmas and New Year festivities, police report.

In the first incident, a boy, 6, drowned at Diani reef hotel’s swimming pool while playing with other children sparking anger from parents. Cliff Nyamweya allegedly slipped into the pool while playing with other children at around 1pm while her parents were partying in the same vicinity. 

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