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THE STANDARD
WESTERN
Vihiga mortuary parlor gate collapsed killing one of the workers. [MUMO MUNUVE, Standard]
A section of a multi-million-shilling morgue gate collapsed on Sunday, claiming one life and injuring 10 others in Vihiga County.
The deceased was identified as Enock Ombasa, 31, from Kisii County. One of the survivors suffered a broken leg while nine others had minor injuries. At least 38 workers were at the site when the gate collapsed at around 3 pm.
Moses Osoro, one of the workers said Ombasa, who was on top of the gate fell and was buried under the debris.
Vihiga County Police Commander Benjamin Ong’ombe said they will summon the contractor to shed light on what transpired. “We shall also record statements from all the witnesses and the workers who were at the scene at the time of the incident.”
THE STANDARD By
Nathan Ochunge |
January 31st 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Governor Vihiga County Wilber Ottichilo. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]
Four aspirants have already declared interest to unseat Vihiga Governor Wilber Ottichilo as the clock ticks towards the next General Election.
Those who have declared interest in unseating the first-term governor include his predecessor Moses Akaranga, Sabatia MP Alfred Agoi, businessman Alex Kidaka and Senator George Khaniri.
Josphat Amadi, who ran as an independent candidate in the last elections and Kennedy Butiko who vied on a UDP ticket, are yet to declare whether they will be on the ballot.
From December last year, some of the aspirants have been bankrolling sporting activities and charitable events across the county in a bid to endear themselves to the electorate.