Mother, daughter burnt to death at Kwa Kihika estate
The Nakuru emergency department put out a fire at Mawanga area after two people, a mother and child, died in a suspected suicide
A mother and her child have died following an arson attack in Mawanga, Bahati sub-county, police have confirmed.
Confirming the incident Bahati sub-county Police Commander Lilies Wachira says preliminary investigation established that 21-year-old Dorcas Wairimu and her and her 2-year-old daughter Loveline Muthoni were in the house when the fire broke out.
The incident occurred at a residential property in Kwa Kihika area in Mawanga, within a compound owned by Kihika Kimani, father to Governor Susan Kihika.
Kwa Kihika farm in Bahati
Neighbours say they were drawn to the scene by thick smoke billowing from the rental house, but by the time they arrived and attempted to extinguish the flames, the house had already been consumed by fire.
Ms Wachira says that the bodies were burnt beyond recognition and have been moved to the Annex morgue 'Kwa Jack' for preservation as police commence investigations to establish the cause of the fire.
“We received a report of a fire incident in which a woman and her child lost their lives. Their bodies were burnt beyond recognition and have since launched an investigation to determine what caused the fire,” Ms Wachira says.
A neigbour who declined to be identified reveals that the woman had previously quarreled with her mother on January 16, but the nature of their dispute could not be immediately established.
Her mother left for work today morning, only to be informed of the happenings hours later.
"We do not know what transpired before, but what we've heard is that she sent away her younger twin’s children and remained inside the house with her infant. We suspect it might have been suicide and police should conduct a thorough investigation. They had a strenuous relationship with her mother," says the neigbour.