The killer Coptic roundabout in Mamboleo along Kisumu Kakamega highway has been dug out by unknown people last night following cases of road accidents in the area, with the latest claiming 26 lives, out of which 22 are set to be laid to rest today in Nyakach sub-county.
The vandalism comes in the wake of calls by locals and leaders to the Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) to redesign the roundabout to end the carnages.
An unknown excavator demolished the roundabout in the wee hours of Saturday night, digging out the tarmac.
Early morning, KENHA officers arrived at the scene to assess the same; however, the KENHA regional office is yet to make an official statement regarding the incident.
During the recent accident at the spot, 19 people died instantly after the school bus they were travelling in veered off the road when the driver lost control. Other victims died while receiving treatment at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching & Referral Hospital (JOOTRH).
A burial mass for 22 of the accident victims was held in Naki, Nyakach sub-county after the bodies were released to the families yesterday from the referral hospital mortuary.
