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Five members of a family died when their house caught fire on Thursday night.
A mother, her three children and a house help died when their house caught fire in Mashuru, Kajiado County.
''We have had a very serious incident last night. Five members of the same family have been burned beyond recognition. We are yet to establish the cause of the fire,'' said Mashuru Deputy County Commissioner Baraza Wafula.
They were identified as Naomi Timanoi Tipapei aged 37, her children Komeiyan Saitoti, 9, Godwin Saitoti, 6, five-month-old Naishorwa Saitoti and the house help only identified as Alice, 18.
The father was said to have been away and only learnt of the incident in the morning.