Thursday, 28 April 2016
Papa Wemba's body arrives home in DR Congo
Hundreds of mourners have welcomed
the body of Papa Wemba, one Africa's best known singers, back to the
Democratic Republic of Congo.
It was flown into the capital, Kinshasa, from Ivory Coast, where he died on Sunday after collapsing on stage in Abidjan.Ivorian fans attended an all-night concert held in his honour in the city.
He is due to be buried on Tuesday after lying in state in a stadium in Kinshasa, on Monday.
After Papa Wemba's coffin left the airport it was taken to a morgue, reports the BBC's Poly Muzalia from Kinshasa.
Papa Wemba, who died aged 66, was considered one of Africa's most influential musicians of his generation.
He pioneered modern Congolese soukous music, which spread through the continent.
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Monday, 21 March 2016
Two perish, several injured in road accident
Two people have died and several others injured after a bus that was heading to Imara Daima estate rolled on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway on Monday evening.
Witnesses say that the driver of the 32-seater bus, belonging to Indimanje Sacco, attempted to overlap resulting to the fatality.
"Two people have been confirmed dead following the Mombasa road accident. Casualties are being treated at Kenyatta and Mater Hospitals," Traffic Commandant Jacinta Kinyua said.
Several people were trapped beneath the bus for hours before emergency rescue workers could access the scene on the busy highway.
Traffic was further worsened by curious on-lookers who parked their vehicles near the scene in an attempt to catch a glimpse.
In February, two students died and 33 others were injured after the driver of the bus they were travelling in lost control as he negotiated a sharp bend at Co-operative University College of Kenya in Karen.
The National Transport and Safety Authority indicated that the driver was drunk.
Hence, the Authority's Director Francis Meja said through a press statement that the agency would rein in drivers of public service vehicles who contravene road regulations.
Credit: The Daily Nation
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