Four children were on Thursday night burnt beyond recognition after their house caught fire in the Gakoigo area of Maragwa, Murang’a County.
According to police, the fire broke out while their mother, Lucy Njeri, had gone to the market, leaving her four children locked inside the house.
The cause of the fire, which claimed the lives of two boys and two girls, has not yet been determined.
“All were burnt beyond recognition. The scene has been documented, and the bodies have been moved to Murang’a Level Five Hospital morgue, awaiting autopsy,” police said.
The value of the items lost in the fire has not yet been established.
