Police have confirmed that four women have died during the Mashujaa Day stampede in Kericho’s Green Stadium.
In a statement, the police said that 13 were injured, including three police officers, a 67-year-old community health worker and a community health volunteer.
“Several people who wanted to gain entry to the stadium were injured and rushed to Kericho County Referral Hospital on board station motor vehicle and county government ambulances. At the said hospital, four unknown females have been confirmed dead,” the police said.
Mashujaa Day stampede cause
The stampede happened after a lady who was selling tea outside the stadium accidentally spilt hot tea in the fire near gate “C”, causing panic as members of the public mistook it to be teargas thrown at them.
Police said that were injured trying to access the Mashujaa Day venue are all stable and receiving treatment at Kericho County Referral Hospital.
The dead bodies have been taken to the morgue pending identification and postmortem.
