An upsetting video posted on Facebook in Kenya on 13 March 2023 appears to show the bodies of children, dressed in light green and brown uniforms, laid out in a row on the floor. People standing around the bodies are crying and wailing.
The video has been posted with the claim that the children died after eating birthday party snacks.
Text at the top of the screen in the video reads: “One of the class members was celebrating birthday, brought biscuits etc, shared to classmates in the class, they ate and died all. We should stop celebrating our children’s birthday in the schools and we should tell our kids not to collect any birthday gifts from their classmates.”
