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Distraught families recall deadly inferno as reality of losses dawns

Samuel Aloo with portraits of his wife Mary Adongo and grandson Oliver Omondi who died while siphoning fuel at Malanga, Gem Constituency in Siaya on Sunday. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

Samuel Aloo, a father of four, wipes a tear as he removes two pictures from his family album and spends several minutes looking at them.

He wipes his face with a handkerchief as he recalls the last moments he spent with his wife and 15-year-old grandson.

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