Bird flies 6,000km from Poland, dies in Nandi

Nandi senior warden Grace Wendot (left) receiving the polish white stork from Elicky Kipyego at Kapsabet KWS headquarters.[Edward Kosut, Standard]

A migratory white stork bird suspected to have covered 6,188km from Poland has died after being electrocuted at Kimogoon village, Nandi County.

It was in the company of thousands of white storks that have been hovering around the North Rift since the onset of heavy rains.