Explosive kills girl, injures another in Isiolo County

A map of Archers Post area. A girl injured by an explosive in Isiolo County is being treated at Archers Post Mission Hospital. MAP | GOOGLE

What you need to know:

  • The girl died at the Archers Post Mission Hospital while the friend is recuperating at the same institution.
  • Mr Maiyo said bomb experts have been dispatched to the area to investigate the matter.

A 13-year-old girl was killed and another injured after a metallic object they were playing with exploded at Loruko in Isiolo County.

The girl died at the Archers Post Mission Hospital while the friend is recuperating at the same institution.

The two were herding cattle at 3pm near the Nasuulu Conservancy when they found the metallic object and started playing it.

Isiolo Sub-county Deputy County Commissioner Julius Maiyo said two were rushed to hospital by locals who responded after hearing a blast.

Mr Maiyo could not verify the kind of explosive the girls were playing with and said bomb experts have been dispatched to the area to investigate.

“I don’t want to speculate if the device is from a military group training in the area,” said Mr Maiyo.

The Deputy County Commissioner urged the military trainees practicing in the area to check the training ground after firing explosives.

He further appealed to the public to report to the police whenever they spot suspicious metallic objects on the training ground.