During a friendly game, two football players were struck by lightning and died in the Manyansi district of the Kitutu Chache North Constituency in Kisii County.
Both of the opposing clubs, Manyansi FC and Gianchore FC, suffered player losses in the incident on Saturday around 4:30 pm.
But, local police claimed they hadn’t yet been informed of the incident.
Speaking to Citizen Digital on phone, Evans Akanga, Kitutu Chache North Football Kenya Federation chair said the players were struck dead during the friendly tournament.
Two other players are nursing injuries at Nyamira Teaching and Referral Hospital where they were rushed to for emergency treatment.
