13 Years go on a fateful morning, one of the Mtongwe ferries capsized and took with it the lives of more than 200 passengers. As the relatives of the victims and survivors met at the Mtongwe jetty last week, one thing was in their mind – their delayed compensation from the Government.
The government owns the ferries through the Kenya Ports Authority and Kenya Ferry Services.
What is surprising is that KFS says that Ksh35M has already been released to families of approximately 148 victims and that the firm needed at least Ksh20M to pay the remaining claims.
The most likely scenario is that Lawyers squandered money for the clients and remitted meager funds.
In this case, the assessors stated that the passengers bore 30% of the blame for boarding an overloaded ferry, while the KPA & KFS bore 70% due to the negligence.
How long it will take to compensate the families financially, only heavens know.
But that’s Kenya for you.
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