A woman is on the run after she poisoned her three children in a house in Mlolongo, Machakos County.
The motive of the incident that was reported on January 26, 2026 was not immediately established.
The woman lived alone with the children in the house. The deceased include twin sisters, police said.
The incident is believed to have happened on Sunday night at Mlolongo Phase Three Estate, on the outskirts of Mlolongo Township, according to Athi River East Sub-County Police Commander Anderson Mbae.
The tragedy was reported to Mlolongo Police Station hours later on Monday after the caretaker of the rental house raised the alarm.
“The caretaker told police she received a text message from the suspect directing her to go and see a ‘wonder’ inside the house, while stating that she had already fled,” Mbae said, adding that the message suggested the woman was aware of the gravity of what had occurred.
She went to the scene and found the body lying motionless.
Police officers who responded to the scene found the bodies of the woman’s three children inside the house, with foam coming from their mouths — a sign investigators say points to poisoning.
The victims included one-year-old twin girls who were found lying on a bed, and their four-year-old brother, whose body was discovered in a baby cot.
It is suspected that the suspect poisoned the children using a mixture of Vim detergent, Mbae said.
The bodies were moved to the City Mortuary, where post-mortem examinations are expected to be conducted to establish the exact cause of death.
Police said Tuesday the suspect was still at large and efforts to trace her were ongoing.
Police suspect the woman is nursing trauma. Trauma has been found to be a leading cause of deaths through suicide and murder.
The police said they are investigating murder in the saga.
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