Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua expressed his condolences to the Kapsabet Boys High School community after a devastating accident over the weekend claimed the lives of a student and a teacher, with many others sustaining injuries.
The accident occurred when the bus, carrying 61 students, one teacher, and a driver, rolled over in the Patkawanin area on the Kabarnet-Marigat highway in Baringo County.
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Our prayers and deepest sympathies are with the students, teachers, parents of Kapsabet High School for the tragic road accident on Saturday, that claimed the lives of a student and a teacher.
This morning, on behalf of President @WilliamsRuto, I, and my family, I commiserated… pic.twitter.com/p7F00ajYCK
— H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH (@rigathi) March 17, 2024
Gachagua visited the school on Sunday morning to offer his sympathies and reassurance to those affected by the tragedy.
He stated, “I am very encouraged that those at Eldoret Hospital are making good progress and I have been assured that they are out of danger.
The ones in Baringo have also been attended to, and we are very optimistic that later in the day they will be able to join you.”
He encouraged the students to persevere, emphasizing the importance of hard work, focus, and ambition.
He shared, “Mine is to encourage you to continue working hard, being focused, and to have an ambition that one day you will stand where I am standing.”
Regarding the replacement of the damaged bus, Gachagua pledged to reach out to President William Ruto, an alumnus of the school, to provide a new one.
He assured, “I will talk to him later in the day and I am sure that the President will give you another bus to replace that one so that you are able to continue with your tours.”
Furthermore, Gachagua urged all drivers, especially those transporting schoolchildren, to exercise vigilance to prevent similar accidents in the future.
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