PHOTOS: Requiem mass for 16 Nyeri road crash victims underway
The requiem mass for the 16 people who perished in a road accident on the Nyeri-Nyahururu highway is underway at the ASK Kabiru-ini grounds in Nyeri...
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A requiem mass is currently underway at the ASK Kabiru-ini grounds in Nyeri for the 16 victims of a tragic road accident. The interdenominational service honors those who perished on the Nyeri-Nyahururu highway.
- 16 people lost their lives in the crash.
- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga are among the dignitaries attending.
- The accident, which occurred in the Mweiga area, involved a 14-seater matatu carrying 17 passengers.
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