Kirinyaga County authorities are investigating a tragic incident in which a 45-year-old woman died in a fire at Getuya village, Ndia Constituency, on Sunday night. According to Moses Koskei, the Kirinyaga West sub-county police commander, the woman’s body was discovered burnt beyond recognition inside the house after the fire had been extinguished by residents.
“The incident happened last night when the owner of the homestead was not around,” Koskei reported.
The owner, a clergyman from an Anglican church in Mwea, was attending church when the fire broke out. He was alerted by the area Assistant Chief after residents raised the alarm. Local resident Patrick Macharia confirmed, “He is a reverend in an Anglican church in Mwea and when the incident happened he was not around.”
The deceased woman was employed to care for the homestead, as the clergyman’s wife, also a church leader, serves in a different church, according to relatives of the homeowner.
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