The grisly road accident that occurred on the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway involving a new Range Rover has sparked considerable speculation across social media platforms.
The collision resulted in the fatalities of the driver, Jamal Mubarak, and a female passenger, both the driver and the female passenger are related to the vehicle’s owner. READ FULL STORY
The car, which still displayed temporary registration plates, was being operated by Jamal after the owner, who was vacationing with his family in Mombasa, opted to return to Nairobi using an alternative vehicle.
“There were two vehicles that were being driven to Nairobi. The Range Rover and a second vehicle. The owner of the Range Rover was in the second vehicle when the accident happened at the Maji ya Chumvi blackspot
“Two of our cousins, including Jamal, had been tasked to drive the vehicles to Nairobi,” said a family spokesperson.
The new Range Rover collided with a canter at Maji Ya Chumvi along the highway.
Earlier, following massive speculations online, philanthropist Ndungu Nyoro took to social media to address the incident and clarify various misconceptions that had emerged.
“After my earlier post about this vehicle, so many people started talking of a side dish. Then one person, pained by the falsehoods showed up and decided to set the record straight
“His name is Ian Kaniu. He is the agent who cleared the vehicle at the port. In fact, they were two vehicles in 40ft container from UK. I sent an inbox to Kaniu to understand more about the matter,” he wrote in part.
Nyoro went on to share details of the vehicles’ owner stating, “The owner imported two vehicles from UK. At the time of arrival he had taken his family for a holiday in Mombasa. His wife, children and house help
“After clearing the two vehicles, he decided to drive one of them with his wife and children onboard. He then instructed his driver to carry their house help in the other. The driver and the house help would soon after suffer a fatal crash.”
Nyoro dismissed rumors alleging that the car owner had deserted his family to travel with a girlfriend, thereby placing the house help and driver in jeopardy.
Nyoro clarified that the owner had imported two vehicles from the UK and had made arrangements for one to be driven back by Mubarak, accompanied by the house help.
“Now, someone just decided to come up with a rumour that the owner decided to fly back after making merry with a girlfriend who he left at the mercy of a hired driver to ride back in Nairobi
“These rumours sound sweet until they land at your doorstep. What if that was your sister or mother. Would you still be throwing all the funny jokes?” he posed.
