Tana River: 2 MPs Who Went Missing While Distributing Food Found Safe

• Two Tana River Members of Parliament, Ali Wario and Said Buya Hiribae, were reported missing while distributing food on December 2
• A rescue operation was launched, and they were found safe along with 16 others on the dawn of December 3
• Tana River County Commissioner Mohammed Noor confirmed their rescue, saying they were found in the middle of the river

TUKO.co.ke’s Current Affairs journalist, Racheal Nyaguthie, has spent more than four years reporting on politics and crime stories in Kenya and covered the 2022 Presidential Election

Tana River - The two Members of Parliament who went missing yesterday, Saturday, December 2, have been found safe after an intense rescue operation.

Garsen Member of Parliament Ali Wario and his Galole counterpart Said Buya Hiribae went missing while distributing food on Saturday.

A report by the Daily Nation indicates that the two lawmakers and 16 others who were on the missing motorboat were found on the dawn of Sunday, December 3.

Tana River County Commissioner Mohammed Noor said the four were found in the middle of the Tana Delta at around 4am.

Hiribae revealed that they were lost in the raging waters of River Tana.

"We didn't know where we were. The river has burst its banks, and all the villages are flooded, so any route looks like a shortcut, and that's where we went wrong," he said.

2 KRA officials swept away by floods

Two weeks ago, the bodies of two officials from the Kenya Revenue Authority who were swept away by floods in Kwale were retrieved.

The KRA officials were journeying along the Likoni-Lunga Lunga highway in Kwale from Lunga Lunga.

The bodies of the duo were retrieved along with the remains of a 23-year-old boda boda rider.

On Sunday, November 19, Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo announced that the Land Cruiser, which was ferrying two KRA officials, had also been retrieved.

Ruto speaks on ongoing floods

President William Ruto recently lamented the ongoing heavy rains in Kenya and parts of the Horn of Africa region.

Addressing the ongoing United Nations Climate Summit in Dubai, Ruto said that "all of us are already living in this dire reality.

According to Ruto, beyond mere logistical challenges, the devastation further complicates the daily struggle for survival for many households and communities.