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Woman dies after she was electrocuted while hanging clothes

Milka Atera was electrocuted while hanging her clothes at Kaloleni Estate in Nakuru. [Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

A 33-year-old woman from Kaloleni estate died yesterday after she was electrocuted while hanging clothes.

The family of Milka Atera (pictured) said she was hanging out the washing on a line attached to a metal security light pole, which she had been sharing with several other families for more than 20 years.

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