Two people including a blind man aged 83 were killed in separate fire incidents in Meru and Nyeri Counties.
Police said property of unknown value was destroyed in the incidents.
The first incident happened in a village in Kiirua, Buuri, Meru County where a man aged 67 was killed in his house after a fire broke out.
The man was on Wednesday July 30 at night watching television in his house alone when the fire broke out.
His wife told police she had left the man alone in the house and walked to a neighbour’s house when the fire broke out.
The cause of the fire was not immediately established.
The fire burnt down the house killing David Kimathi, 67.
The woman walked back to her house and found it on fire prompting her to raise an alarm which alerted locals.
His remains were found long after the fire had been contained.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending investigations.
In Tumutumu area, Nyeri County, a man aged 83 was killed in a fire incident on Wednesday evening.
Police said the incident happened in Mbogoini sub-location and left one Mwangi Kabiru dead.
The man was said to be blind and was alone in his timber made house at the time of the incident.
