Two Little Girls Burn To Death Behind A Padlocked Door In Gachie | Iko Nini

Two little girls lost their lives in a 4th-floor apartment fire in Gachie, and a 3-year-old was saved by neighbours who risked everything 💔 Then the story came out: separated parents, co-parenting, weekend visits with mum, a door allegedly padlocked from the outside, and threats that were allegedly made long before the fire. Police are still investigating and nobody has been charged, so everything here is what has been reported and alleged. Mwaf, Laura, Zaq & Ian go through it: the Citizen TV report on the rescue, the mother's own post from July 2025 accusing her husband of abuse, the father's video, and a WhatsApp from a neighbour who shares a fence with the building. Then the real conversation: domestic violence. Why do people stay? Is the church's "till death do us part" keeping women (and men) in abusive marriages? Who do you go to for counsel when your parents went through the same thing? "Domestic violence ends in two ways": either the abuser or the victim ends up dead, and this time it was the kids. If it's not working, just walk away. If you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship in Kenya, call the free 1195 GBV helpline (24 hours) or Childline Kenya 116 for children. What do you think: who is to blame here? Tell us in the comments 👇 SIGN UP ON LemFi using the IKONINI referral code, click on this link https://referral.lemonade.finance/invite/jmbLoTGSeDjjrCQa9 Iko Nini is a Kenya podcast that covers everything Kenyan entertainment, politics & social issues SUPPORT IKO NINI THROUGH CASHAPP $IKONINI BECOME A MEMBER FOR EARLY ACCESS & EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5h4-WH0LAV4CWs380yM33A/join CHAPTERS 0:00 Iko Nini intro 0:10 The neighbour who climbed to the 4th floor 1:23 What happened in Gachie? 1:31 Domestic violence is not a funny subject 1:59 Citizen TV: the rescue caught on camera 2:54 Disclaimer: the version we were told 3:55 Kenyans travel back in time: July 31, 2025 4:17 Her post: "He beat me with electric cables" 4:47 "I was 19 when you met me" 5:57 The father's video 6:03 What does this say about domestic violence? 6:56 "A relationship is not a matter of life and death" 7:25 The church: "till death do us part" 8:03 Don't take counsel from people who normalise it 9:57 The father speaks 11:30 The padlock on the door 11:55 The neighbour's WhatsApp 13:50 Custody: you're automatically responsible 14:09 "Domestic violence ends in two ways" 14:50 Why would you ever hit someone? 15:56 "Just walk away" 16:21 Never once wanted to slap a woman 17:51 Don't ignore the signs 18:16 Why leaving isn't that easy 18:51 LemFi #IkoNini #GachieFire #DomesticViolence #Kenya #Mwafreeka #KenyaNews