An elderly woman was almost burnt alive after a fire ravaged houses in Ngangarithi causing hundreds to be left homeless.
According to The Citizen the victim is not being treated at Nyeri County Referral Hospital.
The County Government are now being slammed for not having faster contingency plans for such disasters.
According to one of the residents new fire fighting engines worth Sh40 million have not been used yet.
According to the Daily Nation Kenya has been ranked sixth among top 10 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with large populations living in extreme poverty.
The study, Reasonable Goals for Reducing Poverty in Africa – Targets For Post 2015 MDGs And Agenda 2063, says failure to reduce poverty is threatening Kenya’s economic success.


