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Why Nithi River bridge evokes images of death

This truck crashed into the Nithi River on May 25, 2021, polluting the river with cement. [Gerald Mutethia, Standard]

The Nithi River Bridge is on Thuci-Nkubu highway connecting Meru to Embu through Tharaka Nithi.

It was built from a British grant and opened by the Duke of Edinburgh (the late Prince Philip) during Queen Elizabeth II's last visit to Kenya in 1983

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