Esther Kache, a teacher from Homa Bay County, lost her husband Fredrick Odhiambo, son and nephew in the Migori accident when a speeding lorry rammed into a group of boda boda riders.
Speaking to the media on Sunday, April 9, Kache narrated that her husband, their three-year-old son and their nephew were travelling to join her in Homabay for their seventh wedding anniversary celebrations.
She stated that she had been in constant communication with her husband on phone throughout the journey to know their whereabouts and when she could not reach him, she was alarmed.
The celebrations that were to happen over the Easter holiday were, however, cut short when she saw a post on social media with a list of individuals reported to have succumbed after the accident. Her husband's name was on the list.
“After several unsuccessful attempts to reach my husband, I went to social media and saw my husband’s name on a message.
“I did not even see anything else after that. At that point, I knew that everything was not good,” she stated.
Further, she noted that her husband was a teacher and a vicar of the Anglican church and was to join her for thanksgiving at the church the following day.
During the Easter holiday celebrations at the ACK Church in Migori on Sunday, April 9, the Reverent Fredrick Odhiambo was eulogised as a kind-hearted man who took a keen interest in the affairs of the church.
“We are going to miss our priest. He evangelised in every house and did not discriminate against anyone,” one of the members of the church stated.
Kache added that she was yet to come to terms with the huge loss that claimed the lives of her three family members simultaneously.
“He was a very loving father to my son and the children we had adopted. His death is a very huge blow to our family,” Kache stated.
Odhiambo, his son and his nephew were among the nine individuals who died in the accident that occurred on Saturday, April 8.
The grisly incident saw the locals scamper for safety before rescuing the victims while others looted rice from the fallen lorry.
It was reported that the lorry's brakes failed and the driver lost control, forcing him to start hooting as a warning.
