By NICHOLAS KOMUMore by this AuthorA woman and her teenage daughter died Saturday night after fire gutted their home in Marua, Nyeri County, in what is suspected to be suicide. BURNEDThe daughter was supposed to join Form One at House of Hope School in Machakos County this week. The matter is currently under investigation and as far as we know this was an unfortunate fire incident,” Nyeri Central Divisional Police boss Muinde Kioko told the Nation. Barely a week ago, a 90-year-old blind woman died in yet another fire incident in the Kiamariga colonial village in Mathira. The disturbing data has elicited worry from authorities with the Red Cross calling for crisis talks between stakeholders to address the trend.

Source: Daily Nation January 07, 2018 11:26 UTC