Wahome Gakuru died due to lack of emergency services, driver says
Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Peter Mailanyi cross-examines Samson Kinyanjui Wanyaga (right) on June 27, 2019 during an inquest into the death of former Governor Wahome Gakuru.
The witness told the inquest the vehicle had no mechanical problems and was serviceable, contrary to what the current governor Mutahi Kahiga had claimed after taking over the office.
Mr Samson Kinyanjui Wanyaga, the governor’s driver, said after hitting the metallic barrier, his foot got stuck on the acceleration pedal.
This caused the rail to pierce through the vehicle entering from the front and coming out at the rear for 66 metres.
There were no efforts by emergency response teams to rescue former Nyeri governor Wahome Gakuru after he got involved in a grisly road accident along Nairobi-Kenol highway, an inquest heard Thursday.
The governor’s Mercedes Benz rammed into a guard rail at Makenji on the morning of November 7, 2017 but the disaster emergency response teams failed to offer help.
