Kiamasare primary school pupil in Nyamira County lost his life on Thursday after he was struck by a thunderstorm.
According to Kiamasare area Chief Livingstone Momanyi, Lameck Mokaya who is 11-years old lost his life when he was playing football under a tree with other school children when it was raining.
Addressing the press on Thursday after the incident Chief Momanyi warned children playing when it rains and urged teachers and parents to take care of the children to hinder much loss of lives
“We are surprised by what has happened today, Mokaya was playing with other children under the tree but was struck by the thunderstorm and lost his life,” said Momanyi.
Two other school children were injured and taken to Nyamira level four hospital for further treatment as the deceased were taken to Nyamira mortuary.