“We received four pupils at 4am. One was later transferred to Nairobi Hospital. Sadly, we lost one. We now have two. One is in a critical condition but the other one is conscious and talking,” said the acting KNH chief executive, Thomas Mutie. Parents milled around the accident scene and the Mwingi hospital, hoping for information about what had happened. “Please don’t tell me my son is dead, please he cannot die,” a woman only identified as Eunice wailed.
Critical condition She was among those did not find their children at the hospital. Mwingi OCPD John Nyamu said the bus had 44 passengers – 40 pupils, three teachers and a matron. Six pupils had been dropped off just before the accident, he said. Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka were among those who visited the injured in hospital.
“It is strange that the pupils survived the busy Mombasa road only to die when they are almost at home. It is a sad day,” Kalonzo said. President Uhuru Kenyatta sent a message of condolence to the families saying: “It is sad that we have lost those we look to, to secure the future of our great nation.”

“We received four pupils at 4am. One was later transferred to Nairobi Hospital. Sadly, we lost one. We now have two. One is in a critical condition but the other one is conscious and talking,” said the acting KNH chief executive, Thomas Mutie. Parents milled around the accident scene and the Mwingi hospital, hoping for information about what had happened. “Please don’t tell me my son is dead, please he cannot die,” a woman only identified as Eunice wailed.
Critical condition She was among those did not find their children at the hospital. Mwingi OCPD John Nyamu said the bus had 44 passengers – 40 pupils, three teachers and a matron. Six pupils had been dropped off just before the accident, he said. Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka were among those who visited the injured in hospital.
“It is strange that the pupils survived the busy Mombasa road only to die when they are almost at home. It is a sad day,” Kalonzo said. President Uhuru Kenyatta sent a message of condolence to the families saying: “It is sad that we have lost those we look to, to secure the future of our great nation.”