NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 5 – An 80-year-old man has died after being attacked by a swarm of bees in Thunguma village, Nyeri County.
The body of Joseph Waweru Gichohi was found lying within his compound on Saturday moments after he had been attacked and killed.
Witnesses said the body was lying facing upward with a swarm of bees covering it.
There was no other person in the compound. Even chicken and dogs had apparently escaped the wrath of the insects leaving the old man behind.
It is not clear what provoked the bees to lead to the attack that happened at about 3 pm.
Police were called to the scene and moved the body to Outspan Mortuary pending postmortem exercise.
Police said they intend to open an inquest to investigate how and why he died.
“We cannot just assume on our own that he died out of the bees bites. That will be determined through an inquest and postmortem will tell more,” said a senior officer aware of the incident.
