A gross road accident is said to have occurred on Tuesday Evening along Mombasa-Nairobi highway. It involved diplomatic vehicles that were extensively damaged and have been towed to the police station awaiting inspection. The four Zambia’s ambassador to Kenya Ms Brenda Mudenda, Botswana’s ambassador to Kenya Duke Lephoko, Joseph Guttu, Zambian
According to a report by Kyumbi Police station, the accident occurred at about 5pm when the four diplomats were on their way to Nairobi from a meeting at Maanzoni Lodge in Machakos County. Mr Guttu sustained a fractured right leg and bruises on the left hand; Mr Kaluwe sustained a fractured right leg and abdomen injuries, Mr Lephoko had slight injuries on the left leg above the knee while Ms Mudenda complained of abdominal and chest pains.
The four diplomats have been admitted to Machakos Level Five Hospital after they were involved in a serious road accident at Lukenya bridge on Tuesday evening.
The diplomats were in a convoy being led by Police Constable Lawrence Kalume when a truck, a Mercedes Actros, driven by one Joseph Giraranga which was coming from the opposite direction failed to give way colliding head on with a Toyota Prado belonging to Zambian High commission. The police said that both the truck driver and the driver of the Toyota Prado escaped unhurt.