Kakamega mother accused of killing her two children

Mourners at the home in Bisinu village, Kakamega County, where two children died after allegedly being fed on a poisoned cake by their mother. [PHOTO: BENJAMIN SAKWA/STANDARD]

KENYA: Grief has engulfed Bisunu village, Shivanga sub-location in Kakamega County after two children aged five and three died after reportedly being poisoned by their mother.

It is alleged that their mother gave them a poisoned cake. The incident attracted residents of Webuye who attempted to storm Webuye District Hospital to "teach her a lesson".