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Property of unknown value destroyed after a man set a house on fire following a disagreement with his ex-wife at Shauri slums in Embu on May 24, 2021 [Muriithi Mugo, Standard]
A domestic squabble between a man and his ex-wife has left dozens of families at Shauri Moyo slum in Embu County counting losses.
This is after their houses were burnt when Peterson Muriithi allegedly sprinkled petrol in his one-roomed house and set it ablaze on Sunday night.
The fire spread to the neighbours houses, leaving them homeless.
According to eyewitnesses, Murithi who had disagreements with his ex-wife decided to set their house ablaze but it spread to the entire slum.