Mr Johnson Chogo, the son to the driver who was driving the killer bus on Wednesday has broken the silence concerning the deadly accident at Fort Tenan.
According to Mr. Chogo his father Mr Lucas Asang’asa now deceased had told him about the faulty brakes hence the reason as to why he was hesitant to take up the job .
In his satatement he said, “On the fateful morning as he left home for work, he told me the bus’ brakes were faulty. He was hesitant to continue with the job because the management was not keen on fixing the problem,”
He further added saying, “That was the last we talked until we heard about the accident.”
Mr Asang’asa His family says he had about 50 years of experience driving on Kenyan roads but the question that has been left unanswered is has he fatigued? Sleepy? Sabotaging? Only authorities will know through investigations.
He died in the crash together with 50 other passangers in the bus. However in a revelation by some passanger moments before their death, warned, pleaded and even threatened him hoping to make him a little more careful.
He and his conductor identified as Victor Mudvikisa Asava, 29, reportedly ignored it all. They both died through the chaos.
The man used to drive long-haul goods transportation lorries, often staying away from home, traversing districts from Mombasa to Busia and beyond.
Later, family members say, he changed to public passenger vehicles driving matatus before joining the long-range buses.
Mr Chogo, 42 and Steward Kikuyu told Nation their father had complained about the condition of the bus before he left home for work.
He comes from Shamakhokho in Hamisi, in today’s Vihiga County. When the Nation visited his home, his two sons were perched on a wooden bench, outside a mud-walled tin-roof house looking through the ground as though to find answers.