One-year-old child dies in Githurai fire tragedy

The cause of the fire was not immediately established

A one-year-old child died after a house caught fire in the Siloam area of Githurai Kimbo, Kiambu County.

The incident was reported at Githurai Kimbo Police Station on October 5, 2026, police said.

According to police, a 26-year-old house manager had gone to school to pick up a four-year-old child in her house.

While on her way back home, she was informed by neighbours that her house was on fire. She rushed back and found the house engulfed in flames.

Police officers responded to the scene and established that the fire had completely destroyed the house.

Neighbours managed to contain the blaze, preventing it from spreading to neighbouring houses.

The value of property destroyed had not been established, while the cause of the fire remained unknown.

Meanwhile, police in Naromoru, Nyeri County, are investigating the recovery of a decomposed body and an unidentified human skeleton at Rware Farm.

Source: The Star