Kabete: Mother and her 3 children die in house inferno

Gikunga Kariuki
By Gikunga Kariuki December 30, 2023 12:30 (EAT)
Kabete: Mother and her 3 children die in house inferno

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Four family members perished after their mabati house in Kabocha village, Nyathuna, Kabete constituency in Kiambu County, caught fire in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

The four are a mother, Perish Njeri, 40, her daughter, Susan, 22, and her two sons, Mark Njuguna, 15, and Edward Mbugua, 10 

According to a neighbor, he heard a blast around one in the morning.

It was established that the blast emanated from Njeri's three-roomed mabati house, however, damage had already been done by the time the neighbors arrived to help.

Police are investigating the cause of the fire.

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