Governor Alfred Mutua, escaped death-by-drowning, during a tour of a newly constructed footbridge, as the bridge collapsed while he was taking a selfie.
The Governor of Machakos County, and others plunged into a river and the two journalists injured were taken to hospital.
Government officials, journalists and elated residents of Ogembo, a small farming town in Kenya), were shocked at the incident.
The residents had waited to have the newly constructed Ogembo Nyakorokoro footbridge inaugurated.
And on Friday (today), the wait was over, as Governor Mutua, aided by the Deputy Governor of Kisii, was on hand to declare the footbridge open.
But it turned out that the contractor did a shoddy job, as the footbridge gave way under the weight of dignitaries and villagers who had trooped out to celebrate the august event.
Mutua, Kisii Deputy Governor Joash Maangi and their entourage, which included journalists, had been standing on the recently constructed Ogembo Nyakorokoro footbridge in Ogembo area of the county when the bridge caved in, reports The Star.
