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Burial of child victims of mysterious fire, dominated by calls for DCI to act

caskets muranga fire children

Coffins bearing the bodies of four children who died in a mysterious house fire are seen here at a burial on December 31, 2024, in Kihumbu-ini village, Gatanga. 

Photo credit: Mwangi Muiruri | Nation Media Group

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Tuesday came under scathing attack in Murang’a over alleged negligence in investigating a mysterious fire that killed four children on December 19, 2024.

Several who spoke at the burial in Kihumbu-ini village, Gatanga Constituency, reckon that the tragedy was a result of arson.