Naivasha MCA dies in road accident

Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui (C) has a word with Lakeview MCA Karanja Mburu (L). Karanja died in a road accident in Gilgil after his car veered off the road and crushed into a tree.

Naivasha Lakeview Ward Representative Karanja Mburu has died in a road accident.

 Mr Karanja was alone in the car when the accident occurred along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway at around 6am yesterday.

Police reports on the accident indicated that the MCA's car veered off the road, rolled several times and crashed into a tree near Diatomite centre in Gilgil. "He was alone in the car and was travelling towards Nakuru town from Naivasha when the accident happened," said Gilgil OCPD Emmanuel Opuru.

Mr Opuru said it took a while before Mburu's wrecked car was spotted. "The vehicle landed in the bush and was not visible to motorists using the highway."

The incident left residents shocked.

Many described the MCA as a fearless, sincere and independent-minded leader.