Kenya power employee falls to death from electric pole
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A Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) employee lost his life on Tuesday afternoon after tragically falling off an electric pole at Nyabondo Centre in Nyakach sub-county.
The deceased alongside his colleague was carrying out routine maintenance when he fell on his head.
Upper Nyakach Assistant County Commissioner Dawin Orina, who confirmed the incident, says the worker was rushed to Nyabondo Mission Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
He says Jackson Okoth passed on as a result of the impact given that he fell on his head.
Orina says police officers are already probing the incident to ascertain what might have transpired before the fatal fall.
His body was taken to Nyabondo Hospital morgue.
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