A carpenter died after he fell from the ninth floor of a building under construction in Kondele, Kisumu County.
The victim was among workers at the Lumumba Affordable Housing Project in Kaloleni area when he slipped and fell on June 10.
Police said John Okoth Tosho was working at the site when he fell off and died on the spot.
 He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other procedures.
Such accidents are common at construction sites amid calls for safety measures to be in place to mitigate them.
Meanwhile, police are investigating at least eight cases of mob lynching that were reported on a single day on June 11.
Experts say the trend is worrying and urge urgent action to address it.
Police discourage mob lynching and term the trend criminal.
They want suspects to be surrendered for processing and prosecution.
The first incident was reported in Huruma area, Nairobi, where two suspects were stoned to death and their bodies burnt.
They were accused of trying to steal a motorcycle when an alarm was raised, alerting locals who joined and stoned them to death before setting the bodies on fire.
In Jamuhuri area, Nairobi, a man was lynched by a mob in a failed robbery.
The man is accused of trying to snatch a mobile phone from a pedestrian when an alarm was raised.
He was stoned to death.
In Mt Elgon’s Kapsokwony area, a man who was accused of stealing potatoes from a farm in Kamuneru was stoned to death.
In Changamwe, Mombasa County, a man was stoned to death in Port Reiz area after he tried to steal household goods.
In Isiolo’s Kulamawe area, a man who was accused of stealing a television set was stoned and seriously wounded.
In Matungulu, Machakos County, one suspect was stoned to death after he and an accomplice tried to steal from a house.
They are accused of stealing windows from a house under construction. The accomplice ran and sought refuge at a police station in the area as a mob pursued him.
The bodies of all the victims were moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other procedures.
Police said they are investigating the incidents to take action.
