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Man burns slum in Embu after altercation with ex-wife

Property of unknown value destroyed after a man set a house on fire following a disagreement with his ex-wife at Shauri slums in Embu on May 24, 2021 [Muriithi Mugo, Standard]

A domestic squabble between a man and his ex-wife has left dozens of families at Shauri Moyo slum in Embu County counting losses. 

This is after their houses were burnt when Peterson Muriithi allegedly sprinkled petrol in his one-roomed house and set it ablaze on Sunday night.

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