Three young bodaboda riders from Ikanga, Kitui South, who died in a road accident at Kwa Kinyai along the Kitui–Kibwezi Road, have been laid to rest amid calls for enhanced road safety.
Jeremiah Wambua Masua, Dancan Nzeu Ndivo and Patrick Juma Jerrico were buried on Saturday, October 17, following the fatal crash that occurred on October 5, leaving their families and the wider community devastated.
The burial ceremony was held in Ngiluni, Kathungu Sub-location, in Ikanga/Kyatune Ward, where relatives, friends, residents and leaders gathered to mourn the three young men and offer condolences to their bereaved families.
Among those who attended were Kitui South MP aspirant Gladys Kivoto, Kitui Woman Representative Dr. Irene Kasalu, area MCA Cyrus Sonko and Hon. Mbithe Mulinge, alongside other leaders and community members.
In their eulogies, leaders mourned the young men whose lives were cut short by the accident, sharing in the grief of their families and the community.
Their deaths have renewed attention on road safety along the Kitui–Kibwezi Road, with the tragedy highlighting the vulnerability of bodaboda operators and other road users.
The loss of three young lives has left families and fellow riders in mourning, underscoring the need for greater caution among motorists and motorcyclists, as well as sustained efforts to improve road safety along the busy route.
As the families come to terms with the loss, the community continues to mourn three young men whose lives ended far too soon.
