Royal Media journalist Kaitano Nyongesa is receiving treatment at Friends Lugulu Mission Hospital, Webuye, Bungoma County after being involved in a road accident.
Nyongesa was involved in the accident on Saturday, November 19, before being rushed to the hospital. Details of the accident remained scanty.
Tongaren Member of Parliament John Chikati visited the Sulwe FM reporter in the hospital, before giving an update on his condition.
In photos seen by Kenyans.co.ke, Nyongesa was seen seated on the hospital bed as the MP stood conversing with him.
“This morning together with my team we checked on Kaitano Nyongesa Sulwe FM reporter who was involved in an accident yesterday. He’s currently in the recovery process at Friends Lugulu Mission Hospital. We wish you a speedy recovery brother,” he wrote on Facebook.
Webuye East MP Martin Pepela also visited the journalist and wished him a quick recovery.
“Today morning Hon MP Webuye East Martin Pepela visited Sulwe FM reporter Kaitano Nyongesa at Lugulu hospital who is recuperating after being involved in a road accident last night at Wabukhonyi market,” he stated.
The lawmaker took the opportunity to call on all boda boda riders to be vigilant while on the road.
“Painful to me, a close friend for quick and instant news reporting, may our healing God extend a healing hand to him, and I wish him quick recovery,” Nyongesa’s close friend stated.
Nyongesa acts as a ground reporter and correspondent at Royal Media Services. He is a reporter at Sulwe FM and also writes for Citizen digital.
Royal Media Services has nine vernacular radio stations among them Ramogi FM, Inooro FM, Musyi FM, Chamgei FM, Muuga FM, Egesa FM, Mulembe FM, Wimwaro FM and Sulwe FM.
The Saturday incident adds to the ever-surging statistics of accidents on Kenyan roads. According to the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), by September 26, the country had recorded more crashes in 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.
Road fatalities between January and September, increased by 7.8 per cent. 3,286 deaths were recorded last year compared to 3,541 this year within the same period with pedestrians being the majority of the victims.
Source: kENYANS.CO.KE