A boat that is said to be ferrying officers who were coming from President William Ruto’s event in Kisumu county is reportedly said to have capsized in Lake Victoria.
According to reports, the Coast Guard officers were on a boat and on their way to Kisumu after attending a president William Ruto function at Mageta Island where they had gone on duty.
However, en-route from the island, the boat is said to have developed a technical hitch while on its way back from Mageta and capsized with the officers on board as confirmed by Director General of the Kenya Maritime Authority, Martin Muga.
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The Director General also confirmed that a rescue operation was quickly dispatched to the scene of accident leading to the officers’ successful rescue and according to him, they’ve been all catered for.
“My officers were out during the night monitoring the situation and we are happy that there were no fatalities as all the crew members were rescued,” the Director confirmed while speaking to the press.
The accident is said to have happened last night as the rescue team made contact with the officers at around 1 am after making several attempts to reach out to the victims since 8pm after the function.
“This is a happy day for us because at around 8 pm we did not know what was going on out there but it re-emphasizes the need and urgency for a rescue centre,” the incident coming a day after President William Ruto raised concerns over the increased cases of deaths of fishermen in Lake Victoria.
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The incident happened after the President pledged that he will facilitate a rescue helicopter to fishermen in Lake Victoria that will be used to rescue people involved in accidents inside the lake