Names of 11 GSU Officers Who Perished in Naivasha Tragedy

As Kenyans continue to mourn the horrific accident that happened on Saturday night, names of the General Service Unit (GSU) officers who perished were identified on Sunday.

The officers, were on their way back to Nairobi from carrying out their duties during President Uhuru Kenyatta's tour of the South Rift region.

State House spokesman Manoah Esipius on Sunday, confirmed that Kenyatta had cancelled his trip to Narok to condole with the families.

“The President’s visit to Narok scheduled for Tuesday, 13 December 2016, has been postponed so he can visit with the families of the 11 officers from the VIP protection team of the General Service Unit (GSU) killed in a tragic road accident on the Naivasha-Nakuru Road last night,” part of the statement from State House read.

Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery stated that the accident was caused by 'a canter' carrying inflammable chemicals which rammed into 13 vehicles before it burst into flames along the Nairobi-Naivasha Highway.

Here are the names and ranks of officers who died:

1.No.89518 Cpl Abdisalam Aden,

2. No.87481 Cpl/Drv James Kamau,

3. No.94716 PC Samuel Muthiora,

4. 94113 PC Bernard Kung'u,

5.No. 94445 PC Alfred Nyabando,

6. No.94380 PC Victor Tumo,

7. No.97041 PC Kevin Kibet,

8. No.99408 PC Evans Luturomoon,

9. No.97344 PC Bernard Mele,

10.No.98542 PC/W Esther Mungai,

11.No.76039 PC/BUG Joseph Ouko.