After being buried alive while excavating a sewage trench near the Kirinyaga County offices in Kutus town, two construction workers lost their lives.
A third person is nursing injuries.
The tragedy occurred on Friday evening when the loose soil crumbled as many workmen were excavating the sewer trench at the county offices that will service Kutus-Kerugoya.
The contractor was supposed to have taken all the necessary precautions to prevent the deaths, according to the residents, who are demanding inquiries into the 2 p.m. tragedy.
The victims, according to Kirinyaga County Executive Committee member for Public Works Jared Migwi, were a crew working on the Kerugoya-Kutus sewage line for a national government contractor.
The two deceased individuals’ bodies have been moved to the morgue at Kerugoya Level Five Hospital.
