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Boy, 12, drowns in cattle dip following floods

Cattle dip drowning

An image of a cattle dip. A boy accidentally plunged into a flooded disused cattle dip as he played at Kiandegwa village in Kirinyaga County.

Photo credit: Shutterstock

By  George Munene

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Boy accidentally plunged into a flooded disused cattle dip as he played at Kiandegwa village in Kirinyaga County.
  • Cattle dip was built by the government in 1978 and later abandoned.

A 12-year-old schoolboy died after he accidentally plunged into a flooded disused cattle dip as he played at Kiandegwa village in Kirinyaga County.

The Sunday incident left the family, worshipers and villagers reeling in shock.

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