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Two people electrocuted in Mathare North, Nairobi

Two people were electrocuted in a bizarre incident in Mathare North area, Nairobi. The two, a 14-year-old girl and a 24-year-old woman, were electrocuted last evening.

 Police said the 24-year-old woman was washing clothes on the balcony of a building when she touched a metal grill forming part of the area. The grill was apparently connected to live wires out of illegal connections.

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