This archive report was first published on 16 October 2019.
On October 16, 2019, a post-mortem was conducted on the bodies of Mariam Kighenda and her 4-year-old daughter Amanda Mutheu, who drowned at the Likoni Ferry Crossing Channel two weeks prior.
According to Chief Government pathologist Johansen Oduor, the autopsy, which took one-and-half hours, revealed that the two died out of suffocation.
The family expressed satisfaction with the results, stating that burial arrangements would begin immediately.
However, the family intends to sue Kenya Ferry Services over the incident, citing negligence on the part of the ferry operators.
Ms. Kighenda, 35, and her daughter drowned after the car they were in slipped out of MV Harambee ferry and sank into the Indian Ocean.
Earlier, John Wambua, Mariam's husband, pointed an accusing finger at the Kenya Ferry Services, stating that his wife was an experienced driver and would never have made such a mistake to reverse out of the ferry midstream.
