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I did not sacrifice my band members in a boat accident, singer Boyieta

It was after the accident that all manner of accusations were labelled against the band leader with friends and foes linking his instant rise to fame to the boat deaths

June 24, 2016 will forever remain in the mind of Ohangla musician, ‘Boy Boyieta Wuod Awasi’ (Timothy Otieno).

That was the day Diel Achiel hit singer lost nine band members in a boat accident near Lihunda Beach in Siaya County, after it capsized. Kenya Maritime Authority described the accident as one of the worst boat accidents in Kenyan waters.

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