Tragedy struck Chung’uti village in Laikipia West Constituency, Kenya, when a house fire claimed the lives of two young children, a four-year-old girl and her two-year-old brother, early Monday morning. The children were alone when the timber house, belonging to their mother, Rahab Wanjiru, quickly became engulfed in flames reducing the structure to ashes.

• The victims were a four-year-old girl and her two-year-old brother.
• Their mother, Rahab Wanjiru, had briefly left for a nearby shop.
• Grandfather Robbert Mwangi, witnessed the inferno, stating, "The flames were too fierce. No one could get close enough."
• The cause of the fire remains unknown, with investigations underway.
• Muhotetu Location Chief Jane Wangechi Muturi and Marmanet Ward MCA Simon Kanyutu visited the scene to offer condolences.