The floods from Kijabe hills wrecked havoc in the area with sand being washed to the Mai Mahiu-Narok highway for the umpteenth time.
The minor was in the company of other pupils when they decided to cross a flooded section and was overwhelmed by the gushing waters.
According to a resident Paul Kimani, the group was heading home after class but the rest managed to cross safely.
Kimani said a four-year old girl was also swept by the waters but was rescued a few meters from the scene by a well wisher who was passing nearby.
“Due to the nature of the situation, the well wisher could not save both of them and the body of the young boy was recovered minutes later after an alarm was raised,” he said.
Mai Mahiu chief Zachariah Igeria confirmed the incidence and called on parents to be careful of catastrophes occasioned by the ongoing rains in the area.
Igeria said the body had been collected and taken to Naivasha sub county hospital mortuary while the rescued girl was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The chief at the same time said they were monitoring situation on the highway as one way of avoiding accidents due to the rains.
“The washing of sand to the road has been contained but we will continue to observe the same in conjunction with the relevant government departments,” he said.
Meanwhile food produce worth thousands of shillings has gone to waste in Eburru village Gilgil Sub County after roads in the agricultural rich area were rendered impassable by the rains.
Farmers have been left counting losses with vehicles that had gone to pick the produce for the market being stuck for the third consecutive day.
According to a youth leader Joseph Muchendu, the blame lay with the county government which promised to rehabilitate roads in the area but was yet to do so.
Muchendu termed the roads from Gilgil-Eburru and Naivasha-Eburru as the most affected and called on area MP Martha Wangari to intervene and save the situation.
“Governor Lee Kinyanjui went round this area that is the bread basket of the two towns promising to look at the infrastructure but this has turned to be an empty promise,” he said.
-Anthony Gitonga