An elderly woman aged 70 is held up at police custody after allegedly feeding seven children with poisonous food.

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The incident happened at Borani, Matumwa location in Kisii County. The suspect is said to have fed the victims with 'githeri' that had poison, leading to one of the kids dying on Tuesday morning.

The area chief Richard Omae confirmed the incident and led the police to apprehend the suspect. Mr Omae called for residents to calm down, even as the police are delving into the issue to unravel what exactly happened.

The children were living with the grandmother at the time of the incident. The whereabouts of their mother are not known and the father is said to be living somewhere distant with a second wife.

The OCS for Kisii Mr. Eliud Kimwele has said the woman will be arraigned in court after investigators are through with investigations on what exactly led to the poisoning. 

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