A 12-year-old boy died on Sunday after slipping in a cattle dip at Kiandegwa village in Mwea West, Kirinyaga County.

Confirming the incident, Kimuri sub-location assistant chief Julius Gatere said the boy left his parents in a local church on Sunday.

After a few minutes, other children in the church informed them that he had slipped into the cattle dip.

The boy's parents, led by his father, Shem Ngari, termed the sudden death of their child as shocking.

Following the incident, angry Kiandegwa residents vowed to demolish the community cattle dip, which they said had been unused for years.

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The boy’s body was taken to the Mwea Mission Hospital awaiting postmortem.

Further, Gatere parents to take care of their children during this period, the government has postponed schools opening in the country over ongoing floods.