Residents of Kipsongo area on the outskirts of Kitale town in Trans Nzoia woke up to a rude shock on Wednesday following the mysterious deaths of two children, one who was two and a half years old and another nine months old.
According to the kids’ mother who works in a hotel in the area, she left her children safe in the house, but when she came back late at night, she noticed something strange with her children. When she wanted to breastfeed, she realized they were dead.
Area residents explained how the incident was shocking and called for immediate investigations into the matter.
The mother, who isn’t married, was blamed for leaving the children in the house without anyone to care for them till late in the night. Men who impregnate women and leave them to take care of the children have also been faulted, “We want these men to be held responsible for they are good at siring children but fail to take care of them…this is unacceptable,” said one woman.
Speaking on the incident, Matisi Location chief Janet Wekesa appealed to residents to remain calm and let the matter be handled by police who will unearth the truth. “I received this information from my area village headman Wycliffe. I have confirmed it and informed police who will do the investigations.”