Machakos Governor Dr Alfred Mutua and Kisii Deputy Governor Joash Maangi have escaped unhurt in Kisii after the Ogembo Nyakorokoro footbridge which they were touring collapsed today morning.
Two journalists; Nicodemus Ogachi (cameraman KTN) and Chris Korobo (Kisii County Government) were injured when the footbridge collapsed into two bits.
The journalists were filming the two leaders as they crossed the recently-constructed footbridge that cuts across deep waters of River Gucha in Bomachoge Chache.
In the narrow escape, the leaders were rescued by their bodyguards while the journalists were rescued by their colleagues and well-wishers.
Both Mutua and Maangi proceeded to address a gathering at Ogembo town. Before the incident, the two leaders had toured the under-construction Gusii Stadium and Ogembo Sub County Hospital.
The two journalists are receiving treatment at Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital. Hospital CEO Dr Enock Ondari says the two are stable but will undergo further medical examinations.
“We will monitor their progress before they are discharged,” says Dr Ondari.
In a statement issued by Maseme Machuka, Kisii County Communications Director, says the Ogembo Nyakorokoro footbridge was constructed by the Ministry of Public Works as part of the Economic Stimulus Project under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).
