A six-year-old girl has been burnt to death in a fire that razed down several houses in Nairobi's Mukuru slums. [PHOTO/the-star.co.ke]

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A six-year-old girl has been burnt to death in a fire that razed down several houses in Mukuru slums, Nairobi.

Many more were left homeless following the incident.

According to witnesses, the inferno started from one of the affected houses on Tuesday before spreading to others and bringing them down.

The girl's body was discovered after the fire had been extinguished.

According to police, the cause of the inferno is yet to be established.

In another incident, several other households have been left homeless in Kiambiu slums after another fire incident.

The victims, all of whom were camping at a church, are asking for help to reconstruct their shelters.