The National Assembly Speaker condoles with the Families of Tragic accident

Mt Elgon June 25 2023

by Douglas Mudambo 

National Assembly Speaker, Dr. Moses Wetangula, has condoled with the families and friends of the pupils from Ebenezer Academy in Busia County who died in a tragic road accident on Saturday evening. 

The incident occurred at the Kaburengu junction near Webuye town, Bungoma County at around 7:30 pm when their school bus lost control after being hit by a Mercedes salon car traveling from Eldoret towards Webuye.

Wetangula was speaking during the Sunday church service and fundraising event held at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Misikhu Parish Catholic Church in the Webuye West constituency, where he addressed worshipers.

He emphasized the need for the government to take concrete measures to prevent the recurring road accidents at the notorious Kaburengu junction. 

He lamented the fact that this location, now a black spot, has witnessed over ten accidents in the past two years, with the recent incident claiming the lives of five innocent school children.

"It is saddening to note that for the past two years, we have had more than ten accidents happening at this Kaburengu junction that is now a black spot area, and today we lost five school children, we console and pray for the families of the departed ones," he said.

He urged the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Kipchumba Murkomen, to urgently address the perilous state of the Northern Corridor highway, which has become a treacherous death trap. 

He emphasized that the installation of road bumps alone is insufficient to prevent accidents, calling upon motorists using this route to exercise heightened caution and vigilance to avert such tragic occurrences.

Wetang'ula expressed his heartfelt wishes for quick recovery to those injured in the accident and currently receiving medical treatment. 

Courtesy ; K. N. A