Police in Athi River, Machakos County are investigating a Wednesday night incident where a man collapsed and died in a residential house while in the company of his female friend.
According to the sources, Ernest Kamanda, 52, had visited Catherine Kinyanjui, 47, at her house in Athi River but developed some complications before he collapsed.
The incident occurred at around 11.30 pm.
He was rushed to Shalom Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
“She reported that she was in her house with her friend identified as Mr Kamanda, a resident of Kiambu, when he developed some complications and collapsed. He was rushed to Shalom Community Hospital with the assistance of the neighbors where he was pronounced dead,” the police report said.
Ms Kinyanjui, a civil servant, is assisting the officers at Athi River Police Station with their investigations.
The man’s body was taken to the morgue at Shalom Community Hospital awaiting autopsy.
