A Form Two student was electrocuted in their house in Bondeni, Mashuru, Kajiado County.
The victim was a student at Sultan Hamud
Township Secondary.
The 17-year-old student was washing his
clothes when he touched a live wire, killing him.
He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival after the weekend tragedy.
Cases of electrocution have been on the rise
amid a campaign to address them.
This has been attributed to, among others,
illegal power connections.
Kenya Power officials have rolled out a
campaign to address the issue of illegal power connections.
Most of the incidents happen in villages and
informal settlements.
For instance, a student was electrocuted
in an incident in Tsagasinin village, Kaloleni, Kilifi County.
The victim was a student at Tsagasin Junior
Secondary in the area, police said.
The boy was electrocuted while fetching water
from a tank near their house on Saturday evening.
The water is believed to have been connected
to a live wire.
Police were called to the scene and moved to
the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.
Police blamed the illegal connection for the
incident amid the probe.
As part of efforts to address the issue,
President William Ruto said he had asked for the allocation of Sh500 million to
help in correcting the illegal connections in Kibera slums, Nairobi.
The poorly installed connections have been blamed for fire incidents that have razed houses in informal settlements, destroying property and claiming lives.
"I have requested Parliament's Budget and Appropriations Committee to set aside Sh500 to correct illegal electricity connections that occasionally result in Nairobi," he said.
He spoke on Sunday when he condoled with the victims of a recent fire incident in Kibera, which resulted in three deaths.
He donated food and mattresses to the residents affected by the fire, and added that the government would foot the medical bills of the victims.
