Quarry Tragedy

 Florence Wanjiru walked down to a quarry at Umoja estate in Thika to crash ballast for sale.It was a routine journey that the mother at four made every morning to put food on the table as her husband's money catered for other needs.
Since she could not afford a house help, she prepared her three elder children for school, then strapped her 10 month old last born on her back and set off for the vast quarry where she would work the whole day.
Later, afternoon, she would be joined by her sons, age 10 and 4.
The father would join the family later in the evening from another quarry  where he excautes building stones.
This was a routine for that family until that Monday afternoon when tragedy struck, cutting short the lives of the mother and her three young ones.
Such accidents have become common in quarries spread central province.

Location: THIKA , NAIROBI, KENYA