Trans Mara Sugar Factory faces closure for failing to account for two of its workers buried alive by factory waste on February 25.
The company is also facing criminal charges of negligence to retrieve bodies after the expiry of a seven-day notice given by chairman of the National Environmental Complaints Commission, Lumumba Nyaberi.
The two workers, Duke Mong’are (32) and Patrick Okero (28) are said to have been buried alive by an avalanche of bags at the factory, near Keiyan River in Trans Mara West, Narok county. Bodies of the two are yet to be found.
Trans Mara West Deputy County Commissioner Mohammed Noor says he had requested the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to open an inquiry into the suspected deaths of the two workers.
“I have asked the DCI to open an inquiry and investigate if there is a criminal negligence by the management. If they are found culpable, they should be held accountable,” Noor said.
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Noor spoke a day after Borabu MP Ben Momanyi visited the factory demanding to know why the bodies are yet to be found.
He met the company’s head of security David Tonkei and legal director Samuel Karu before visiting the scene. They told the MP they have tried unsuccessfully to retrieve the bodies.
“We responded within 10 minutes and have been working 24 hours but in vain. We even involved the Kenya Red Cross. I have held a very fruitful meeting with the management,” Momanyi said.
“We shall have another follow up meeting on Monday. It is disheartening that the bodies of the two are yet to be retrieved nearly a month after they were buried alive.”
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