A somber mood enveloped Makhukhuni village in Kulumbeni sub location Matete Sub County after a 47 year old man drowned in river Nzoia.
Confirming the incident, Kulumben sub location assistant chief Mannases Watambamala said the deceased, Musumba Matere, was watering his tree nursery before he slipped and drowned.
“He has put up a tree nursery on the bank of the river and he had gone to water the seedlings when he met his death,” said Watambamala.
According to the administrator the deceased was with his seven year old son at the time at the incident who watched helplessly his father being swept away.
The son rushed to inform her mother and other family members who rushed to the scene but it was too late to save his life.
Local divers have launched a search for his body.