The ‘eyewitness challenge’ has become a popular
trend in Kenya after a man claimed to have witnessed the Nakuru plane crash and
the accident of the late Nyeri Governor Wahome Gakuri.
The man who identified himself as Dennis
Muigai Ngengi was interviewed and he gave detailed accounts of the incidents.
After the October 21 Nakuru crash, where an aircraft under Flex Air Charters plunged into Lake Nakuru, Dennis was interviewed at the scene where he claimed to be a pilot. He said he was well acquainted with the pilot of the ill-fated craft.
“Acha niseme na Kiswahili ndio wakenya wote waniskie. Mimi ni pilot wa state… marafiki na jamaa wao wavumilie,” he said
Denis also happened to have witnessed the accident that caused the Nyeri Governor his life On Tuesday, November 7.
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“Driver wa Governor alikua anaondokea asiue yule jamaa wa motorbike, so kustukia yule jamaa amechomoka naye driver wa Governor akarudi upande hii ndio akagonga hio chuma…tukaona hio chuma imesimama kama mtu”, he said.
Kenyans took to social media with the #Eyewitnesschallenge. Here are some of the best photos;