British army amour car hit-and-and run and 8 year girl.
Posted on August 11, 2010 by Saidimu Ole ngais
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Archer’s Post 5th of Aug2010
Story by Tom Lolosoli.
A British army amour car hit-and-run an 8year old girl near Archer’s Post livestock market selling yard on Nakwamor road. The car is said to have lost way when locating the camp in Laresoro training area on its way from Nanyuki base, and took Nakwamor’s road to deserted old base.
On its way back to join the main road to Laresoro, the vehicle is said to have cruised at a high speed as though racing against a set time. Just a few yards to Archer’s livestock selling market, there were a group of children crossing the road carrying water in jerricans from Waso Nyiro River.
The driver was ignorant enough not to have applied safety measures in avoiding the risk of hitting the young children. He rammed on one of them with a heavy 20 liters jerican on her back who was the youngest and the slowest to jump off the road quickly, and sped away.
When the news reached villagers at home, people flocked the scene and the victim’s body was rushed to hospital by Samburu game reserve’s Land Cruiser. But the girl was already dead and the body was later taken to Isiolo district hospital mortuary pending postmortem.
Several community leaders like Gabriel Lenkishili took charge to rush to British Army training base to identify the offenders. They ordered for gate-log to inquire for the latest British Army Land rover vehicle that just checked-in. The army men were identified prompting British Army Commanding Officer (CO) to report to police and filing a statement.
The following day a British army Major in charge of transport reported to police as well and promised that compensation would be made. But sources said they are intending to use the former bomb victims’ case compensation method to pay off the deceased’s family. The 2000-2002 bomb case that was spearheaded by famous British lawyer Martin Day, made an out of court settlement deal with Royal Department of Defense and death cases were quoted at Kshs 850,000 ($10897.44) each. The community people suggested a postmortem to be done on the body of the victim and extent of damage recorded. Thereafter a case should be presented to court to determine the verdict to offenders and compensation value to victim’s family. Postmortem was carried on Monday, 9thof August, 2010 and details are still to be released or pending court action.
On asking who will foot the bill of postmortem and hiring a lawyer, sources said Girgir group ranch may come in handy on this.
The father of the victim Lebashe Lenkare is a poor man with a low wage contract as a sand harvester. Sand harvesters get a paltry Kshs 100 ($1.28) per one trip of a lorry full of sand and they merely manage even four trips a day. In Archer’s, sand harvesters formed an association and they contribute a small amount monthly as their mutual insurance security. The association of sand harvesters headed by popular Aire-aire mollified the victim’s father by giving him a thousand shillings from their meager kitty.
With due respect and regrets we are passing our heartfelt condolences to the parents and entire extended family of the victim. May God rest her soul in eternal peace.
Thanks
Tom Lolosoli
Secretary SEDF
