Autopsy Reveals Kandara Arson Attack Victims Were Burnt Alive
According to Chief Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor, the six members of one family who died in an arson attack on April 10 in Kandara, Murang'a County, were burned alive and died in agony as they clutched one other with no hope of escaping.
Lydia Kadima 
Dr. Oduor announced this Saturday at the General Kago Funeral Home in Thika, Kiambu County, after doing post-mortems on the deceased.
According to the findings, all six "were in good health" prior to the incident, and their primary cause of death was burns.
All had 100 percent burns. It is the fire that caused their deaths. Analysis of their anatomical presentation after they succumbed indicates that they all burnt to death as they writhed in pain. Ordinarily, the pain made them pass out as the burning continued. The process of burning continued minutes after they were dead," he said.
Mr. Oduor stated that he had gathered samples from the bodies in order to conduct toxicology tests to further determine whether they were under influence of a poisonous substance, either by accident or by intention, that might have limited their ability to free themselves from the tragedy at the time of the fire.
According to Dr. Oduor, homicide investigations require a higher level of certainty because the findings will serve as the foundation for a professional witness statement.
