A 69-year-old woman was stung to death by a swarm of bees in Matangwe village in Siaya County on Tuesday evening.
The bees which emerged from the bush led to a commotion at Matangwe trading center as people scampered for safety as businesses came to a standstill.
The deceased, Mary Atieno was on a shopping mission when the incident occurred. Her attempts to escape were futile because of her age.
According to an eye witness o, the elderly grandmother struggled for her life as members of the public watched helplessly since no one could brave the swarm of bees to rescue her.
During the commotion, witnesses say the granny was swerved at by a vehicle which was also speeding to escape the bees.
“When things cooled down, members of the public went to the place where she was lying beside the road in an attempt to take her to hospital after the bees had flown away, but she was already dead,” said the witness.
He said they alerted the police who came to the scene and picked the body to Bondo sub-county hospital mortuary.
