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Jilted lover 'sets himself ablaze'

Residents of Gilgil town were left in shock after a man who had fallen out with his wife allegedly set himself on fire and died. During the Monday night incident, more than ten houses near Gilgil railway station were also razed to the ground.

Property worth thousands of shillings was destroyed as residents tried in vain to combat the fire.

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