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Governor Mutua, Maangi escape unhurt as footbridge collapses in Kisii

Leaders and their aides scamper to safety as a bridge connecting Nyabisiongororo and Ogembo in Kisii County caved in on 18/05/2018.Machakos governor Alfred Mutua and Kisii Deputy governor Joash Maangi escaped death by a whisker while inspecting the bridge.Two journalists were injured during the incident.(photos Sammy Omingo/standard)

A detour from a development tour in Ogembo town, Kisii County, almost cost the lives of Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua and Kisii Deputy Governor Joash Maangi Friday.

The allure of a scenic footbridge across River Gucha in Bomachoge Chache is said to have pulled the two and their entourage. They had no idea what awaited them.

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