Boy, 14, electrocuted while pruning a tree in Vihiga
A pole sits on the ground. Three members of a family were on Saturday killed in Rachuonyo South in Homa Bay County after they came into contact with live electricity cables.
A village in Hamisi, Vihiga County, is mourning the death of a 14-year-old boy who was electrocuted as he pruned a tree.
“The tree is near electricity cables. One of the branches fell on the cables and electrocuted the boy,” Makuchi Assistant Chief Seth Jiveti said.
It remained unclear who had hired the boy to prune the tree, even as Makuchi Assistant Chief Seth Jiveti said technicians from Kenya Power had been alerted to help bring down the body from the tree in Bulukhombe village.
He urged parents to remain vigilant during the long school holidays and watch over their children to tame accidental injuries and deaths.
The assistant chief further told parents to discourage their children from taking up risky activities.
