The Star (Nairobi)

Kenya: Lightning Strikes Three Dead

Two boys and an elderly man were on Thursday evening killed by lightening in Baringo.The victims were killed at Kitumbei village, where heavy rains have been pounding.

One of the victims had just received his KCPE results released early on Monday by Education minister Mutula Kilonzo.The heavy rains, which have been pounding various parts of the country, have caused rivers in Baringo to burst their banks.

Police took the bodies of the victims to a morgue in Kabarnet town.

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