KIAMBU Kenya August 30 -A 48-year-old man was electrocuted as he repaired the roof of a house in Thika Town on Monday August 29.
The local police said Alex Miriti died on the spot and also sustained a deep cut in the head after he was thrown against a sharp object.
The deceased also Police said he had serious burns and was found holding a harmer in his hand.
Police records indicate there has been a surge in such cases, most of them attributed to illegal power connections.
Elsewhere, police are pursuing a group that lynched a man they claimed had stolen potatoes from a farm in Olokurto area, Narok County.
Police say mob lynching is criminal and want suspects be surrendered to authorities for processing.
The deceased David Sadera, 25 was accused of stealing Irish potatoes from a farm neighbouring his house.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending further probe and hunt on the gang accused of the incident.
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