Ferry accident exposes dire state of marine safety rules

The government readiness to counter marine disaster was exposed last week with negligence and lack of implementation of marine safety rules blamed for the accident which saw a 35-year-old Mariam Kighenda and her four-year-old daughter drown in Likoni channel. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The government readiness to counter marine disaster was exposed last week with negligence and lack of implementation of marine safety rules blamed for the accident which saw a 35-year-old Mariam Kighenda and her four-year-old daughter drown in Likoni channel.

More than a week has passed without a trace of the bodies and their vehicle which plunged into the ocean after sliding off from the ferry.

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