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Sh8.6m raised to support Kenyan family that lost three siblings in tragic crash

The memorial service of three siblings who lost their lives in a tragic road accident which was held at at the International Christian Church, Mombasa road Nairobi, on January 23,2026. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]

A GoFundMe fundraiser set up to support a Kenyan family based in Waterloo, Iowa, who lost their three children in a tragic road crash in Kenya has raised about Sh8.6 million ($66,000), weeks after the devastating incident.

The fundraiser was launched to help the family with funeral arrangements and other costs following the January 4 accident that claimed the lives of siblings Emmanuel DeLeon, 13, Kairu Winkelpleck, 6, and Njeri DeLeon, 16.

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