Lake Nakuru news Archives

Jesus take the wheel! Nakuru man arrested selling canned Githeri labelled as fish food

Posted on July 30, 2018July 30, 2018 by Pauline Syombua

Just weeks after Nakuru residents found out they have been eating cat meat which was being used to make some rather delicious samosa, yet another man has been arrested selling a shocking commodity.

Police have arrested a man who had been selling canned githeri labelled as fish food in Nakuru.

Con game

The man, who was arrested at Mawanga Estate, had lied to other traders that the product was flying off the shelves and begged them to invest. Little did they know, James Kariuki was luring them into a trap.

“I saw him sell a 410-gramme tin at Sh11,000 when he visited my stall. I was convinced it was a good business and went ahead to buy 24 cans. What I did not know is that those he was selling the githeri to in my presence were part of his gang,” said Samuel Mwangi who lost Sh 201,600 after he was recruited as a broker by the man.

Peter Njoroge, who runs an M-Pesa shop, lost Sh37,000 from the rouge deal.

“I was not interested until I saw him sell so many cans to his purported clients. I also decided to invest,” he told Standard Digital.

John Mapozi and Sam Gitau bodies already decomposed to the extent that nothing can be found?

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Martin Oduor

Lake Nakuru crash victims are still missing two months on after the accident. Technology and prayers have failed to recover the bodies of John Mapozi and Sam Gitau.

Bodies of Captain Apollo Malowa, Anthony Kipyegon and Veronica Muthoni were recovered and buried. The families of John Mapozi and Sam Gitau are still in agony there is no hope of recovering their kin.

What puzzles many people is the how Mapozi and Gitau’s bodies seem to have disappeared without a trace. Malowa and Kipyegon’s bodies were found floating on the shores of the lake just after two days.

Veronica’s body was recovered four weeks later in the helicopter wreck. But Mapozi and Gitau’s bodies disappeared without any trace.

Traditional rituals

Families have prayed as rescue operation searched the lake for months without any success in tracing Mapozi and Gitau’s bodies.

Technology and prayers have failed to recover the two missing bodies. Perhaps it’s time to explore the third option – use of traditional rituals.

Rituals have been used before all over Kenya to recover bodies of people who drowned. Elders should camp at the shores of the lake and conduct rituals to help with the search.

But the intriguing question now is whether the two bodies have already decomposed to the extent that nothing can be found.

Agony for John Mapozi and Sam Gitau’s families even as ill-fated chopper is retrieved from Lake Nakuru

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Martin Oduor

Monday 20th November marks 32 days since the ill-fated chopper crashed into Lake Nakuru. The wreckage of the chopper was retrieved from the lake on Saturday.

There were hopes that the bodies of the last three victims of the chopper would be found in the wreckage. The bodies of pilot Apollo Malowa and Anthony Kipyegon were recovered two days after the crash

Ill-fated chopper that crashed into Lake Nakuru

Divers were unable to find bodies of the remaining three victims believed to have been trapped in the chopper. The wreckage was discovered on Friday giving hope to victim’s families.

Veronicah Muthoni’s body

Veronicah Muthoni’s body was successfully retrieved from Lake Nakuru on Friday. The bodies of John Mapozi and Sam Gitau were however nowhere to be found when the wreckage was pulled out of the lake.

The recovery of Veronicah’s body from the helicopter’s wreckage had rekindled hopes of finding the bodies of Gitau and Mapozi.

The families of the two victims were heartbroken when they couldn’t find their kin’s bodies. National Disaster Operations desk officer Jonathan Kertich says the wreckage was located 2.44km on the western end of the lake and was lying about 5.4m deep.

Angel of death? Man who witnessed Lake Nakuru chopper crash and governor Gakuru’s accident freaks out Kenyans

Posted on November 7, 2017November 7, 2017 by Martin Oduor

How does one person witness two freak accidents that made headlines? This is the question Kenyans are grappling with after a man witnessed two major accidents that made headlines.

On Saturday October 21st a chopper crashed into Lake Nakuru minutes after taking off from Jarika County Lodge. All the five occupants died in the crash.

On Tuesday November 7th Nyeri governor Wahome Gakuru lost his life in a freak accident. The accident occurred at Kabati along the Thika-Sagana highway in Murang’a County.

Angel of death

Kenyans have been frightened by Dennis Muigai who happens to be a witness to both accidents. Screenshots of the Muigai giving statements at both scenes of accident have been widely shared on social media.

Conspiracy theorists are already claiming that Muigai is an angel of death. Some folks say the man’s presence at both scenes of accident is just a coincident.

Lake Nakuru crash pilot Apollo Malowa to be laid to rest in Bondo

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Martin Oduor

The body of pilot Apollo Malowa was recovered from Lake Nakuru on Monday October 23rd. Malowo and Antony Kipyegon are the only crash victims whose bodies have been recovered and successfully identified.

Malowa perished alongside four passengers when the helicopter he was flying crashed into Lake Nakuru. The cause of the shocking accident which happened on October 21st is yet to be determined.

Information on the obituary indicates that a requiem mass for the deceased will held on Thursday November 2nd at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in South B.

Malowa will be buried at his ancestral home in Kamkwaya village in Bondo. The burial will take place on Saturday November 4th.

Malowa lands chopper on a busy highway

Malowa hit headlines in January 7th 2017 when he landed a chopper on the busy Bondo-Usenge road. The deceased had flown former Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo to his rural home before he decided to pull the surprise visit to his mother.

Malowa landed on Usenge-Bondo highway in January 7th 2017

John Mapozi’s mother gazes at Lake Nakuru in agony as divers are still unable to retrieve her son’s body

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Martin Oduor

11 days later after the chopper crashed into Lake Nakuru bodies of all deceased occupants haven’t been recovered. The wreckage has also not been traced in the lake.

On Saturday October 28th Mike Sonko gave an update on the recovery operation at Lake Nakuru. The Nairobi governor sent his own divers to retrieve the body of his friend John Mapozi.

In the update, Sonko says that the plane wreckage has not even been traced. He reveals that divers’ mission has been hindered by poor visibility in the lake.

“Updates on Chopper Crash Incident in Lake Nakuru . The search and recovery operation is still on going as planned. The National Disaster Operation Centre (NDOC ) is on site and coordinating the Multi-Agency operation. Unfortunately the number of dead bodies recovered remains Two (2), the rest of the people and the aircraft are still missing. We appeal for calm as the operation is still on going. Safety for everyone is paramount as operation in the lake is delicate.

“Some of the challenges being encountered by Search and Rescue Teams are Poor visibility in the lake due dirty water, wide search area, presence of wild animals, weather among others,” wrote Sonko.

Divers hit by typhoid

Divers prepare for search operation at Lake Nakuru

Several divers involved in the search operation in Lake Nakuru have reportedly fallen sick. The divers are said to be plagued by typhoid and malaria.

Divers are said to have been complaining of stomach pain and diarrhea. They are reported to be suffering from typhoid due to contamination of the lake by sewerage. The lake is full of plastic bags, pieces of cloth and bottles.

Victims’ relatives camp at the lake

Relatives of the victims who perished in the helicopter crash are camping at the lake waiting for any good news from divers.

John Mapozi’s mother was on Tuesday seen gazing at the lake in agony. She looked at the lake for several minutes before retreating to the waiting tent.