A minor was killed in a fire incident in Kibarage slums, Gigiri area, Nairobi.
Police and locals said the fire broke out on Thursday, January 2 at about 1 am as the minor aged 11 months and her family were sleeping.
The cause of the fire is yet to be established, police said.
More than ten structures were flattened by the fire, which took long to contain, police and locals said.
An engine from the Nairobi City County Fire Brigade came to the aid of locals who were struggling to contain the spread of the fire.
It was then the remains of the child were discovered in the house.
Witnesses and police said the child was burnt beyond recognition and that property of unknown value was destroyed.
Many were left homeless and sought help to rebuild their structures.
The remains were moved to the mortuary pending further processing as police investigate the tragedy.
Elsewhere in the Soweto slums, Kayole, a minor choked and died as she was being fed with porridge by a caregiver.
The minor was left under the care of the woman when the incident happened on Wednesday afternoon.
The caregiver told police the child aged one and a half years developed breathing complications as she fed her with porridge.
She rushed her to a nearby chemist after the complications persisted before she was referred to Mama Lucy Hospital.
Police said the child was pronounced dead at the hospital
and the body moved to the facility mortuary pending investigations and autopsy.
The parents of the girl had left for the day’s errands and
left the baby with the caregiver.
Police said the caregiver was detained for grilling and as
part of the probe into the tragedy.
There are calls for families to retain trained caregivers to
take care of their children as a safety precaution.
Many factors however hinder this issue including cost of
training the caregivers.
