Nakuru Mother Recounts Painful Moment She Saw Body of Her 8-Year-Old Son Swept Away by Floods
- A Nakuru family is mourning the tragic death of 8-year-old Glen Karanja, who drowned on his way home from school during a heavy downpour
- The Grade Two pupil was swept away by floodwaters near Milimani junction as horrified schoolchildren watched
- His mother recounted the fateful day she was informed to go collect her son's body from a drainage hole
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Nakuru – Grief engulfed Kirima village in Bahati constituency after Glen Karanja, a Grade Two pupil at Lenana Primary School, drowned on his way home from school during a heavy downpour.
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His mother, Priscilla Karanja, was inconsolable as she stood over her son's lifeless body near Milimani junction, along the road leading to the senator’s office.
Moment Priscilla Karanja's son drowned
According to the devastated mother of three, Glen had left home that morning, as he did every school day, accompanied by his sister.
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MtaaWangu reports that the two were expected home by 3.30pm, but only one returned—shattered and in tears.
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Priscilla disclosed that her nightmare started when she received a call while she was in Section 58, telling her to rush to Milimani junction.
"When I got there, I found people saying a child had been swept away by floodwaters. When I looked, I realised it was my boy. I couldn’t believe it,” she said.
Priscilla Karanja blames school for son's death
The grieving mother expressed frustration that the school allowed the children to leave despite the dangerous conditions.
She questioned why the school, where teachers have her contact, did not call her to go and pick the eight-year-old instead of allowing him to walk through that kind of rain.
Glen's sister, still in her school uniform, sobbed uncontrollably beside their mother, unable to process the sudden and heartbreaking loss.
Despite fast responses from security officers and medical teams, the child was found dead by the time help arrived.
Eyewitness recounts drowning incident
George Kimani, one of the first responders at the scene, recalled encountering panicked schoolchildren who told him that one of their friends had drowned after being overwhelmed by rising water.
“It was raining heavily, and when I reached that part of the road, I saw children crying. They pointed out that their friend had been swept away,” said Kimani.
The tragedy has raised questions about school safety protocols, especially during adverse weather conditions.
As the community mourns another life lost to flash flooding, calls are growing for improved infrastructure, better emergency response systems, and stronger school safety measures during inclement weather.
Nakuru mechanical student found dead
Still in Nakuru County, a promising student identified as Wanjiru Ng’ang’a was found dead in a ditch in Subukia after going missing during a heavy downpour.
The 20-year-old was a budding mechanical student who had secured work at a local motorcycle garage.
Her tragic death sparked grief across Nakuru, with many calling for justice for the young woman who had just begun building her future in a male-dominated field.
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
