A three-year-old boy has drowned in an estimated 40-feet deep pit in Sofia 'B' Village, Busia Town Council, Busia District.
Samson Nyongesa met his death after he reportedly stepped on a weakened cover to the manhole and fell inside the lagoon meant for waste from waragi, a local potent gin-brewing facility.
Siraji Muhammad, a resident, on September 23, said: "We heard calls for help, and when we rushed to the scene, we discovered that a child had fallen into the waragi pit."
The area LC1 vice chairman, Frank Ojambo, said the victim was in the company of other children when the incident happened.
John Khaukha, another resident, said on that fateful day, the deceased left Mawero Village with the mother to visit his grandmother in Sofia 'B' Village before tragedy struck.
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