[PHOTOS] Youths killed in Kenol fracas buried

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• Christopher Kariuki, 21, a father of one was an orphan working in the Kazi Mtaani Programme in Thika. He was stabbed twice in the back.

• 15-year-old Peter Mbothu was pronounced dead on arrival at Thika Level 5 Hospital. 

Elders of the Kikuyu Council of Elders and Kiama Kia Ma holding prayers during the requiem mass of the Christopher Kariuki and Peter Mbothu on October 16, 2020.
Elders of the Kikuyu Council of Elders and Kiama Kia Ma holding prayers during the requiem mass of the Christopher Kariuki and Peter Mbothu on October 16, 2020.
Image: JOHN KAMAU

The two youths killed in a fracas in Kenol, Murang’a county, two weeks ago were buried on Friday.

Christopher Kariuki, 21, and Peter Mbothu, 15, died when skirmishes between rival political factions erupted minutes before Deputy President William Ruto arrived at a fundraiser at AIPCA Church in Kenol town.

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