Several School Children Drown in A Machakos Dam, Search ongoing.
Several School Children Drown in A Machakos Dam, Search ongoing: A sad incident happemed on Tuesday evening, where Three school-going children lost their lives after they drowned in a dam in Kathiani, Machakos county.
The young girls who are a form 1 student, Grade 6 and 3 pupil, are said to have been washing clothes when they tragically met their death at the Kwa Munyenze Dam in Koma Kathiani subcounty
Confirming the incident was Kinyau assistant chief Juliana Katumbi who expressed deep sorrow over the loss of the young lives.
Katumbi revealed that the Form 1 girl was a student at Kinyui Girls High School while the others were learners at a local primary school.
Katumbi Narrated,”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,” she added.
To avoid such tragedies, the chief has advised parents against sending their children to dams unattended warning that dams are at this time full of rain water.
“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,” she said.
“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,” Katumbi said.
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