{"id":35337,"date":"2017-06-26T12:59:27","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T12:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/kenya-sigiri-bridge-collapses-days-after-uhuru\/"},"modified":"2017-06-26T12:59:20","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T12:59:20","slug":"kenya-sigiri-bridge-collapses-days-after-uhuru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/kenya-sigiri-bridge-collapses-days-after-uhuru\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya:Sigiri Bridge collapses days after Uhuru inspection tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

{The iconic Sigiri Bridge under construction in Budalang’i Constituency, Busia County, has collapsed a fortnight after President Uhuru Kenyatta visited the region to inspect it.}<\/p>\n

The Sh1.2 billion project being constructed by Chinese Overseas Construction and Engineering Company collapsed early Monday.<\/p>\n

The cause of the collapse is yet to be known though it is suspected the construction work was hurriedly done ahead of the president\u2019s visit.<\/p>\n

During the inspection, Project Manager Jerome Xzue Hua said they were focusing their attention on the concrete slab and embankment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did not focus much on road construction on the northern side because the most critical point of construction is the bridge\u2019s slab.<\/p>\n

We expect to complete the bitumen work at the end of June for the entire 3 kilometres for both the northern and southern parts,\u201d he had said.<\/p>\n

The project, which was expected to be completed by end of July, will definitely fall behind schedule.<\/p>\n

The bridge is to link Bunyala North and South wards across River Nzoia.<\/p>\n

On August 30, 2014, 11 people perished after a boat they had boarded capsized, killing everyone on board as they attempted to cross the river.<\/p>\n

Among those who perished was Brian Juma, a Form Three student at John Osogo Secondary School whose burial, among other victims, was attended by President Kenyatta who promised that a bridge would be constructed to avert such deaths.<\/p>\n

During Mr Kenyatta’s tour, area MP Ababu Namwamba said the bridge was a blessing to residents since it would significantly reduce deaths and make it easier for people to access markets, schools and hospitals on either side.<\/p>\n

Mr Namwamba has been using the bridge as a campaign tool for his re-election for a third term and even broke ranks with opposition chief Raila Odinga to join forces with Mr Kenyatta through his Labour Party of Kenya.<\/p>\n

Residents who want to access Port Victoria town and its environs will now have to wait longer and forced to cover a 100-kilometre road daily from Bunyala North to Bunyala South, a distance of less than 3 kilometres across the river.<\/p>\n

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Source:Daily Nation <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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