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Lightning strikes four in drinking den

Elijah Iragu and Veronicah Wairimu whose father, Paul Muigai, was struck by lightning. [Kennedy Gachuhi, Standard]

A drinking session turned tragic after lightning struck five people in a house in Piave village, Njoro, on Saturday evening.

Four men died instantly while a woman who was selling the alcohol was taken to the Nakuru Level Five Hospital in critical condition.

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