Why did Kitengela man light family house?
According to reports, the man had engaged his wife in a disagreement before he resolved to raze down their bungalow.
He reportedly sent everyone out of the house before locking himself outside.
TV47 reports that he used an LPG cylinder that emitted the gas with which he lit the house.
Firefighters from the Kajiado county government responding to the events strived to quell the fire but would not save the man from death.
Properties were reduced to ashes.
The man’s remains were ferried to the mortuary ahead of the police probe.
Kericho family suffers severe burns after patriarch lights house
Similarly, a 26-year-old mother and her seven-year-old kid were left fighting for their lives at the Kericho County Referral Hospital after the woman’s husband allegedly set their house on fire during a family argument.
Doctors at the facility said that the mother of two from Kimologit village in Londiani had 45% burns, and her kid had 18% burns.
According to the victim’s brother, his sister and her husband were at odds over where their son—a KCPE candidate—should get circumcised after the national examination.
The victims had been asleep when the suspect lit the house on fire by pouring fuel inside.
The woman was later referred to Kenyatta National Hospital for specialised treatment, with her family pleading with the government of Kericho county for aid.
Following the incident, the suspect was brought to Londiani Sub County Hospital after suffering severe burns.
