Laikipia Politician Dies After Road Accident
Chege was on Sunday, October 30 involved in a fatal accident as he was driving along the Northern Bypass in Nairobi...
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Former Laikipia Senatorial aspirant, Steve Chege, is dead.
The politician died on Monday morning, October 31, as announced by a close friend, Kirika Githaiga, on Facebook.
“Good morning everyone. It is with profound shock and acceptance of God's will that we have received the sad news of Steve's demise.
"We are still at K.U referral hospital following up. The family is here with us at the hospital. Kindly keep them in (your) prayers," he wrote.
The late former Laikipia senatorial aspirant, Steve Chege. /TWITTER
Chege was on Sunday, October 30 involved in a fatal accident as he was driving along the Northern Bypass in Nairobi and was taken to the Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital (K.U.T.R.H) Hospital.
He was believed to have avoided colliding head-on with a bodaboda rider who was riding on the wrong side of the road. The senator tried to avoid knocking the motorcyclist when he swerved and hit the road barriers before his car spun and landed in a ditch.
At the hospital, doctors recommended that Chege be taken to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and an online appeal was made to anyone willing to offer blood to save his life.
His wife, Everlyne Wangare told the Nation that her husband's body was at the facility's morgue and would communicate more details.
Chege's death comes as Kenyans are still angered by reports of an accident along the Eastern Bypass near Kamakis in Nairobi County that occurred on the same day.
A viral clip surfaced showing a drunk driver being confronted by a number of bystanders who accused him of ramming into a matatu leading to the deaths while driving under the influence. It also showed that one of the vehicles involved in the incident had turned upside down while the front end of the 14-seater matatu was left in the wreckage.
Reports further indicated that an 11-year-old child was among those who lost their lives. Witnesses told the press that the Prado also hit two bystanders who were near the scene of the accident before stopping next to a car wash.
A boda boda operator, who was amongst the first on the scene, had affirmed that he had dropped off a customer in the nearby area and was on his way to pick up another passenger before he witnessed the speeding Prado ram a tuk-tuk from behind which subsequently hit a matatu parked by the roadside.
