THE STANDARD By
Benard Lusigi |
April 6th 2021 at 06:56:49 GMT +0300
The driver lost control of the lorry as he approached the River Kipkaren bridge, rammed some vehicles before the vehicle veered off and plunged into the river. [Courtesy]
Lugari Sub-county police commander Bernard Ngungu said both the driver and co-driver of the ill-fated Busia bound lorry lost their lives.
Residents could only manage to rescue the co-driver who died on the way to Lumakanda Sub-county hospital.
The driver died on the spot and residents trying to rescue him were forced to use axes to get the body out of the wreckage.
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Drama unfolded in Shangazi Village in Marakusi, Lugari Sub-County in Kakamega County, Kenya where a woman shocked neighbours on Tuesday, February 9, when she took her husbandâs cows to her parentsâ homestead as dowry.
The woman complained that she had lived with her husband for years, yet he was delaying rewarding her parents for raising her up.
Caroline Nangâonda Simiyu took her spouseâs two cows when he was away. One of the cows was expectant.
Augustine Muhanji, Carolineâs husband, toldÂ
K24 Digital that he and his partner have lived together for 20 years, and are blessed with four children. Their fifth child is deceased.
A good number of them have declared interest in the presidency, either for real or to raise their stakes, while others have kept off the debate as many more brood over the same. The prospects of one becoming a prime minister are beginning to open them to ideas of running for parliamentary seats.
But to get the prime minister position, one has to first contest for a parliamentary seat before being appointed by the president, according to the draft Bill that is being spearheaded by President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga.
But the announcement by Joho might jolt the undecided to make clearer their plans lest they miss out spoils of the first charge.