Kajiado North Sub-county residents have called on the County Government of Kajiado to rehabilitate Gataka quarries after two children drowned in a pond.
The siblings, a girl aged 9 and a boy aged 11, had gone to fetch water from one of the excavations when the accident happened.
According to eye witnesses, the girl fell into the quarry and her brother tried to rescue her. The boy was rescued by a swimmer and rushed to a local health facility but was pronounced dead on arrival. The girl died at the scene.
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The bodies are in Ongata Rongai mortuary in Nkaimurunya Ward.
James Kamau said this is not the first incident to happen in the area. The dangerous Gataka quarries are always abandoned after miners finish removing the construction stones.
Kajiado North administrator Samuel Muchiri said the county government will issue a notice to demand rehabilitation of the dumpsite.
By Obegi Malack
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