Nakuru: Sorrow As Family Which Lost 7 Members In Salama Accident Picks Bodies From Morgue For Burial

• There was sadness and pain at the Umash Funeral Home, where a Nakuru family had gone to pick up the bodies of their kin who died in an accident
• The seven family members died at Salama on the Nairobi- Mombasa Highway, and after a spirited campaign to raise money, the family was finally ready to bury them
• Netizens who saw the video online condoled with the family, given the difficult circumstances they are going through

Tears flowed freely when the Nakuru family which lost seven members after an accident at Salama on the Mombasa-Nairobi Highway showed up at the Umash Funeral Home to pick up their bodies.

Nakuru family members wail in pain

Among those who tragically perished were Francis Mwangi (61), Irene Wangombe (37), Esther Nyambura (12), Lemmy Macharia (12), Esther Macharia (7), and Joyce Wanjiru (2).

Before the saddest day that changed their lives, the family had gone to Mombasa to enjoy the Easter Holidays together.

At the mortuary, there were wails as family members viewed all the bodies, which lay in a line under tents.

As seen on Paxsons YouTube channel, some women who could not hold their emotions had to be held by the stronger members of the family.

Some people who had gone to the mortuary to take their kin home also stopped to share condolences with the affected family.

Rachael Gathura, a Nakuru gospel artiste said: "May God give the family strength and may God help the pastors who are going to minister at the burial."

Kenyans react:

Milcah Hamilton:

"Our living God, you may comfort these families."

Mary Favour:

"Ooh God the family needs you They're desperately in need of you. Meet them oh Lord."

Favoured Philoz Joe:

"May the lord comfort and strengthen this family."

Gaceri Lusy:

"Woiye poleni may their souls rest in peace."

Lilian Watene

"So sad, may God comfort them and their lovely ones rest in peace."

Nakuru family cried while praying

Another story revealed that during their last moments together as a family, Francis Mwangi exhibited an unusual display of emotion.

Mwangi, who was typically composed and stoic, cried so much and also called the family members, saying that he had blessed them.

During the gathering, Mwangi also displayed unusual distress, a departure from his usual demeanour.

Highlights after the grisly road accident

• Nakuru family which lost 7 relatives in an accident says they needed Ksh 4 million for burials
• Nakuru family that lost 6 members in accident learn that they had lost another kin on memorial day

Proofreading by Jackson Otukho, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke

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Caskets lying at the Umash Funeral Home in the first frame and next frame shows a woman overwhelmed by emotions.

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