MPs Ali Wario and Hiribae Buya reported missing after food distribution Exercise
By Patel Okumu |
Garsen MP Ali Wario Guyo and his Galole counterpart Hiribae Said Buya have been reported missing after departing for a food distribution exercise in Tana Delta Sub-County on a motorboat.
Garsen MP Ali Wario Guyo and his Galole counterpart Hiribae Said Buya have been reported missing after departing for a food distribution exercise in Tana Delta Sub-County on a motorboat. The team left Idsowe village at 10am on a motorboat for a humanitarian mission in Mlima Abo, but their current whereabouts remain unknown. According to the Kenya Red Cross Regional Coordinator, Hassan Musa, the two MPs were part of a team of about 20 people, including some Members of the County Assembly.
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Other politicians on the missing boat include Kinakomba MCA Hamid Babusa, Garsen North MCA Semi Dumba, and nominated MCA Haoddo. As of 7pm, the motorboat had not returned, and another team on a different boat had arrived in Garsen. Tana Delta OCPD Salim Fundi confirmed the reports, adding that a search team has been dispatched. Mr. Musa stated that a rescue boat has been sent to search for the occupants of the missing motorboat.
"The boat, with 20 occupants, left for the humanitarian mission and was supposed to link up with another team. But, to this moment, their whereabouts remain unknown," he said. Tana Delta OCPD Salim Fundi confirmed the reports, adding that a search team has been dispatched. According to Mr. Musa, the group on the missing boat chose to take a shortcut to Garsen, parting ways with the flanking team in the process. It is suspected that the shortcut may have led the team into rough waters or an unfamiliar tributary. "They are unreachable on their phones, but we believe they are out of harm, wherever they are," he said.
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