One secondary school student and two other primary school children are said to have drowned in notorious Machakos dam that has claimed lives in the past.
According to reports the three drowned in the Kwa Munyenze Dam in Koma Kathiani subcounty Tuesday evening while washing clothes in the dam that is said to be a little bit full over the floods.
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The three, one Form 1 student, a Grade 6 pupil and Grade 3 pupil were found dead in the dam and their bodies were retrieved immediately by the locals who were late.
Confirming the incident Kinyau assistant chief Juliana Katumbi expressed deep sorrow over the loss of the young lives. One girl was a student at Kinyui Girls High School while the others were learners at a local primary school.
Its however unclear how the three met their death but the chief suspects that one girl might have fallen into the dam and the others attempted to rescue her before all of them drowned.
“The sequence of events is still a mystery. However, it is suspected that one child may have drowned initially and the others died while attempting to save her.”
The local administrator warned parents against sending their children to the dam alone as the dam is currently full and might lead to more deaths if parents don’t take caution.
“I urge parents to be careful and remember that the rains may have gone but water bodies are full of rain water and this may pose danger to our kids.”
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Reports indicate that there was a young boy who did not enter into the dam and was found safe near the water body a little bit shaken by the tragedy.
“I don’t know if these three were sent by their parents or not. There was a boy who did not enter the dam and was found safe in the area.”