Mother burns her two children to death in Kajiado

Two minors were burnt beyond recognition on Tuesday following a house fire in Saina Estate, Kajiado County which police suspect was started by their mother.

The fire, which started at around 2 pm, spread quickly owing to the fact that the house was made entirely of iron sheets.

Neighbours jumped into action and doused the flames with water but only managed to save the woman, identified as Salome Williams, who was inside the house alongside her children.

"People continued to battle the fierce fire using private water-bowsers and finally managed to put off the fire only to discover the bodies of the two children," a police report seen by Citizen Digital reads.

The bodies of the two children aged 10 and two years have since been moved to Kajiado Referral Hospital for storage while the mother, who is nursing serious injuries, is also recuperating at the same facility.

"Preliminary investigations point to the wife who was said to have had a domestic quarrel with the husband over the phone for the last two weeks," says the police report.

"The husband is alleged to have been cohabiting with another woman and he has been away for two last weeks and calling to quarrel with the wife."

Investigations into the incident are still ongoing.