Property was destroyed after fire consumed a semi-permanent house in Nyamira County on Sunday. It is by sheer luck that the Kenya Power officers were alerted on time and managed to de-activate the power line,” Mr Brian Ongaga, a witness, said. When Nyamira Disaster Response team and police, led by Nyamira South OCPD Rico Ngare, arrived, nothing could be salvaged. Residents accused the county government of delaying in purchasing a fire engine. “It is a shame that our county government only has a water bowser whose pressure is too low to pump water,” Ms Faith Ageta said.

Source: Daily Nation October 31, 2016 14:29 UTC