Grief as State hosts funeral service for 62 victims of Mai Mahiu tragedy
Rift Valley
By
Standard Team
| May 09, 2024
A somber mood engulfed the Mai Mahiu area in Naivasha Sub-county as Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua led Kenyans in mourning 62 victims of the recent deluge that left a trail of destruction.
Tears flowed at the venue of the funeral service where photos of those who lost their lives in the tragedy were pinned on a board.
Leaders among them sitting governors, Senators, Members of Parliament and local ward representatives queued and stopped briefly to pay their last respects to the victims.
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Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika led local leaders, family members, relatives, and hundreds of mourners – in mourning the victims, saying her administration will continue to assist the families who lost their loved ones and the survivors.
Present at the memorial are Water Cabinet Secretary Zacharia Njeru, Nyandarua Governor Moses Ndirangu Badilisha, Nakuru Senator Tabitha Karanja, Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara, her Gilgil counterpart Martha Wangare, Dagoretti MP Beatrice Elachi, among others.
The death toll in the flood tragedy has risen to 62, and over 30 people are still missing.
Families have called on the government to hasten the resettlement process as life in the camp was unbearable.