Kisii’s Nyamache residents’ continued cry to Govt to fix collapsed bridge goes on

Residents of Nyamache Sub-county reiterated their call for the government to repair the bridge in the area, which has distracted students, teachers, and traders.

They said that the bridge was swept by heavy rains three years ago. However, it took the National and County Governments a long time to show interest in solving the problem.

“We convened many meetings with officials from the government, but they kept tossing us around until they promised to come to our aid.

The residents feared for their school-going children’s lives, who had to cross the tangling and sagging bridge to Ridge School, especially during the rainy season.

Others who chose to use alternative long routes to escort their children to school accused boda boda operators of taking advantage of their misery and extorting them by charging them double the riding fare.

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Farmers narrated great losses they have incurred as their farm produce, such as bananas, pineapples, and vegetables, perish in their gardens because the broken bridge has blurred communication from the farm to the marketthe broken bridge has blurred.

Masige East MCA Michael Motume blamed Kisii County Governor Simba Arati for failing to cooperate with Bobasi MP for quick development. At the same time, his Masige West Counterpart, Jacob Bagaka, defended the Governor, saying that he would distribute the Money to the Wards and leave the MCA to decide on their Development priorities.

Bobasi MP Innocent Obiri regretted that the process took so long, attributing it to the government’s delay in disbursing funds.

“A talked to the CS for transport and communication and assured me that the bridge will be completed by September,” he said.

When Education News contacted the contractor, construction was still taking place. However, he blamed the ongoing heavy rains for the delay.

By Enock Okong’o