This archive report was first published on 12 October 2019.
On Saturday, President Uhuru Kenyatta sent his condolences to the family of John Wambua, whose wife Mariam Kighenda and daughter Amanda Mutheu died in the Likoni ferry tragedy on October 12, 2019.
The bodies of the mother and daughter were retrieved on Friday, 13 days after their car slid and sunk in the Indian Ocean.
President Kenyatta regretted the unfortunate incident and assured all Kenyans that efforts were being made to ensure that a similar incident does not occur in future.
He also commended the multi-agency team drawn from various government entities for their efforts in ensuring the long, tedious and risky undertaking was a success.
According to Likoni police, the car, registration KCB 289C, a Toyota Isis, was the last to board MV Harambee from the mainland ramp and reversed when the ferry was midstream, plunging into the ocean.
“Besides the ongoing revamp of ferry services, the proposed Likoni Gate Bridge, the ongoing construction of the Dongo Kundu by-pass as well as the completion of the Samburu-Kinango-Kwale Road will help ease the pressure on sea crossing between Mombasa Island and the South Coast,” the president said in a statement.
