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'Poisonous' food kills two children aged 11in Sio

Two children in Sio Port, Busia County have died and their mother and brother admitted after eating sweet potatoes alleged to be of a poisonous species. Lydia Gatwire, the mother, said a neighbour gave her cooked sweet potatoes and she shared them with her three children for lunch on Friday at around 12pm.

Damaris and Ezekiel Oduor aged 11 and eight years were pronounced dead on their way to Nangina hospital where Elvis Oduor is still admitted.

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