A campaign vehicle belonging to Kiminini MP Dr. Chris Wamalwa was burnt after allegedly hitting and killing a woman who was roasting maize on the roadside.
The vehicle, which was speeding towards Kitale from Kiminini, is also said to have injured the woman’s child and one man.
The angry residents blocked the busy Kiminini-Kitale highway and lit bonfires in protest of the reckless driving that killed the woman.
Kiminini sub-county police commander John Onditi confirmed the accident, which he said happened around 7:30 pm on Wednesday.
“It is true that the vehicle hit and killed a woman who was roasting maize on the roadside and also injured her child, leading to its being torched by members of the public,” Mr. Onditi told the Star.
MP Wamalwa, who sent condolences to the family, confirmed the vehicle belonged to him and called for speedy investigations.
“My condolences to the family and friends of the late Florence Apondi, who died following a grisly road accident, involving one of my campaign vehicles,” he said in a statement on Facebook.
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