The collapse of the Sigiri Bridge in Budalangi Constituency on Monday sparked a hullabaloo with Kenyans taking to social media to share various sentiments.
It was not immediately clear what caused the collapse.
Many of those who discussed the matter sought to find out whether the Sh1.2 Billion quoted cost was accurate.
How is this bridge worth 1.2billions. Civil Engineers and Quantity Surveyors please help. #SigiriBridge pic.twitter.com/3Cn3Twuoz3
— syolajaneqt (@syolajaneqt1) June 26, 2017
Kakamega @GovWOparanya used 150Million 2build Khaunga bridge(longest in Western).Uhuru used 1.2Billion 4 a similar but shorter #SigiriBridge pic.twitter.com/sprlsE2y8P
— Phelix G-Cord (@PhelixOchola) June 26, 2017
#SigiriBridge.this bridge just went under with our 1.3B.dont blame engineers.they signed for 1.3B but were given only 400million.
— Erick Olwenyo Atitwa (@AtitwaGmail) June 26, 2017
They want us to believe that this thing was worth 10Million Dollars!!!! #CluelessNASA #SigiriBridge pic.twitter.com/7zW8KKTIYd
— A B E T A (@iam_abeta) June 26, 2017
1.2Billion hapa tulicheswa...this thing is so small to be worth that much#SigiriBridge pic.twitter.com/l77GVI2oGc
— Pwani Trendsetter (@kubasubrian) June 26, 2017
Other social media users, among them top opposition politicians in Kenya, took the opportunity to criticise the Jubilee administration for the mishap.
Quicksand tactics to woo voters ! Vindu vibomoka https://t.co/v7J9G9YGXo
— Sen Mutula KilonzoJR (@SenMutula) June 26, 2017
Panpaper "revival" FAKE. Mumias "Bailout" FAKE. Lwakhakha Road FAKE, Musikoma-Buyofu Road FAKE #SigiriBridge FAKE JubilIE Manifesto FAKE
— Edwin Sifuna (@edwinsifuna) June 26, 2017
#JubileeManifestoLies#SigiriBridge collapse after president inspects and give a go ahead as a sign of "the bridge is ok"
What a joke pic.twitter.com/9maDPG0lz9— @Proud_Kenyan (@dennisongare) June 26, 2017
Mwangi Kiunjuri will shortly address the Nation on how Baba used his engineering skills to bring down #SigiriBridge and paint the GOK in red
— Nelson Havi (@NelsonHavi) June 26, 2017
.. #Sigiribridge collapsed due to poor workmanship. Jubilee's hurry to launch projects before 8.8.2017 pushed the contractor to cut corners. pic.twitter.com/KEMFkYbWW6
— Ike Kenneth (@IkeOjuok) June 26, 2017
Others sided with the government and pointed the accusing finger at the Opposition.
Raila Odinga was heckled with "Uhuru Tena" chants in Budalangi coz of Sigiri Bridge. You can now join the dots! #SigiriBridge pic.twitter.com/a2vor8lwD2
— Atanas (@atanasi_) June 26, 2017
8 guys arrested with cut steel from the #SigiriBridge. Economic sabotage whose penalty is death! #NasaManifestoCopyCats pic.twitter.com/Pqqkr4wWLn
— Prof_Ongeri (@Boncrazy1) June 26, 2017
The other day Raila paid goons to vandalise the SGR now it's #SigiriBridge
Let's send this enemy of progress home. #NasaManifestoCopyCats— kiarie (@PaulKiarie_) June 26, 2017
The Sh1.2 Billion Sigiri Bridge in Budalangi Constituency collapsed Monday morning about two weeks after President Uhuru Kenyatta visited the area to inspect its construction.
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