MARSABIT—A 30-year-old man has died after falling into a septic tank at a restaurant in Marsabit town.
Confirming the incident, Marsabit County Police Commander Leonard Kimaiyo said the man met his death while cleaning the septic tank at around 11:30 PM on Tuesday, August 18.
Commander Kimaiyo said this was not the first time the deceased had done the job, as he was familiar with it and had been contracted to clean the septic tank.
“This is not the first time he was doing this job,” Kimaiyo said.
The body of the deceased was retrieved from the tank and taken to the Marsabit Level 4 Referral and Training Hospital mortuary, where it awaits a postmortem.
Kimaiyo said further investigations are ongoing to establish the exact cause of the man’s death.
