Brave boy rescues friend while floating in waters at Solai tragedy

Harrison Kanyeri and Erick Kiplangat narrate how they held on to each other as the raging waters swept away their homes on Wednesday night. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Harrison Kanyeri, a standard six pupil, was watching TV with his parents when tragedy struck on Wednesday night.

At around 8.15pm, Kanyeri heard a loud bang coming from the hills that dot part of Energy village.