Sigiri Bridge nears completion as families remember loved ones who died while crossing River Nzoia

People on a boat crossing River Nzoia at Sigiri. The government is constructing a 1 billion bridge which will end the suffering of people while crossing the river. Photo by IGNATIUS ODANGA

On August 30 2014, Vivian Taaka Juma lost her only child, Brian Juma through a tragic boat accident on River Nzoia.

Brian, then a Form Three student at James Osogo Secondary School was among 11 people who died when their boat capsized killing everyone on board. “It was so painful. It left me in agony. Life changed in a minute and I have never recovered from the loss,” says the distraught mother.