NAIROBI-(MaraviPost)-At least two people have died after lighting struck them to death during a heavy downpour in Malaha village, Bungoma County.
The area Assistant chief Bramwel Kachelo confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday, April 18, 2022.
“The incident happened at 6pm on Sunday evening. The victims were 24-year-old Fransisca Wabomba and 13-year-old Valery Naliaka, a Class Six pupil, who were coming from the posho mill before they decided to take shelter in the house of their elder brother before they met their untimely death.
“It is a sad day in this area. The deceased are my friends. It’s painful to lose children at such a tender age,” said Kachelo.
Francisca’s six months old baby miraculously escaped unhurt as she was found seated on top of her bed, Citizen Digital reported.
The lightning incidents are common in the area. This is the second one to happen in the homestead after a similar one in 2018 that left one person from the family dead.
The bodies of the deceased were taken to Webuye County Hospital mortuary for postmortem.