- Kepha Angaya, a man who recently married his beautiful wife, should have been on his honeymoon enjoying life, but sadly he is now preparing to bury his wife’s parents
- Elders and choir members from Nyamira had traveled to Kakamega to attend the wedding, which was very beautiful. The groom asked his guests to stay the night, but they told him they had already made other plans
- When they said goodbye to their brothers, they later got the sad news that those who were returning to Nyamira were involved in an accident, and 10 people lost their lives
- The couple is now facing great pain, while also having to raise money to bury their relatives who died in the accident
Kakamega, Kenya: A family in Kakamega county has been plunged into grief after losing 10 people who had attended a wedding in Homa Bay county lost their lives, and newly married Kepha mourns his in-laws.
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Citizen TV reported that the 10 dead were choir members and family members. The guests had come from as far as Nyamira, and according to the groom Kepha Angaya, he offered them a place to stay that night but they refused.
The group was involved in a fatal accident on the Sondu-Oyugis road in Chabera, Rachuonyo East sub-county. 10 victims died on the spot, while six survivors were rushed to Rachuonyo South Hospital for treatment.
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What did Kepha say?
The survivors were later transferred to Nyamira County Referral Hospital for further treatment.
“I told them that we had prepared a place for them to sleep, but they said they had a bus that would come to pick them up. I have not been able to eat or sleep; I always feel like it was a dream,” said Kepha.
“At nine o’clock in the morning I got a phone call, and my sister told me that our parents died in an accident,” said a family member.
What did the Kenyans say about the incident?
Carol George: “Some tragedies are so serious that they cannot be understood or accepted.”
Flora Ndwiga: “May the good God fill that gap and give them peace.”
Florence Mbithi: “I’m so sorry… May God give you strength.”
Fred N. Matundura: “My condolences to those who lost their loved ones. May the souls of the deceased rest in eternal peace.”
Gramo Cleo: “Now the car is always redeemed for one, also traveling together is sweet, you tell stories, sing and laugh; other things are difficult to explain.”
Lynnet Mabinda: “This is why some people do not ride in the same car when traveling. I’m so sorry.”
Irene Moraa: “Come to think of it, my cousin was the driver and he also died just like that. May God comfort you, we are in great sadness.”
Otundo Everline: “It is very sad and painful. May God give the family the comfort they need. May their souls rest in peace.”
Great pain after a couple and a child died in an accident
A road accident occurred on the 13th of December in Ekerenyo Ward, Nyamira County, where eight people lost their lives.
Family members gathered at the morgue of the Nyamira County Referral Hospital to identify the bodies of their loved ones.
Zablon Mong’are told how he received the news of the death of his sister along with her husband and their child.
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