The woman who drowned into Indian Ocean with her 4-year-old baby Amanda Mutheu called her husband John Wambua before the accident.
Until now, the bodies of Mariam Kighenda and her daughter are yet to be retrieved, a move that has caused inline uproar against Kenya Ferry Services.
Mr Wambua said his wife called minutes before she drowned, informing him that they would be home shortly since they were almost crossing Likoni Ferry stretch.
“My wife had gone to get vegetables as she does on weekends. She called when she drove to the ferry and I knew she would be home soon,” a tearful Mr Wambua said Monday.
Minutes later, he saw the news on social media. “I immediately attempted to call her to no avail," he said.
The tearful man, who spent most of the time at Likoni, said he was in darkness since the Kenya Navy divers had done little to salvage the situation.
“I am broken. Where do I start?” he said before breaking down.
Ms Catherine Wanjala, Kighenda's sister, could not hide her frustrations.
“Nothing is going on. No one seems to care about my sister and niece. There was no one to save her life and nobody wants to help retrieve the bodies. The family has not received a word from the navy or Kenya Ferry Service,” she said.
KFS functions we're stripped off from the county government of Mombasa, with Governor Hassan Joho losing two court cases against national government.
Apparently, the tragedy hit few meters away from where Kenya Defence Forces troops are training ahead of October 20th Mashujaa Day fete.