34-year-old woman, son electrocuted on their way to shop

A 34-year-old woman from Boa Matopeni Village in Matuga, Kwale County and her 3-month old son died on Friday morning (July 31) after they were electrocuted on their way to shop.

Mwanahamisi Tosha, an eyewitness, said the woman, identified as Mwaka Dziwe, who was carrying the baby on her back, touched a naked copper wire with the aim of lifting it so that she could pass beneath it, when she and her child were electrocuted at 6am.

Mwanahamisi blamed Kenya Power for the two deaths, saying the wire, which has current passing through it, was negligently left unfixed for two weeks.

“Last week, we reported to Kenya Power that the two current carriers had fallen, and were posing serious danger to residents, but the electricity company ignored our concerns,” said Mwanahamisi.

Bodies of the mother-and-son were taken to a Matuga hospital morgue.