Governor Wahome Gakuru's mangled car. [Photo|kenyans.co.ke]
The late Nyeri governor's driver has finally opened up on what caused the accident in which the governor died.Samuel Kinyanjui says the mistake he did was overspeeding even after the governor advised him not to do so since it had rained and the road was slippery."We were late but the governor told me not to speed because it was raining and the road was slippery. I was driving at a speed of around 105 and 110 kilometres per hour when one of the rear tyres burst," he revealed.He added that he swerved the car to avoid being hit by a lorry which was approaching at a high speed from the rear."...but as I slowed down and was steering the vehicle to the side, I realised that a lorry which was behind me was approaching at a high speed. I had to swerve suddenly to avoid the lorry which was trying to overtake me," Kinyanjui added as quoted by Kenyans.co.keHe narrated that the car's airbag blocked his view and due to this he accelerated the car instead of braking."I thought if I hit the guardrail the car would stop. I feared that if the lorry hit me from the rear, it would push us into the middle of the road and cause a bad accident between multiple cars.
"The impact with the guardrail forced my airbag to deploy. That's when I hit the accelerator pedal because the airbag blocked my view. I don’t understand how the guardrail got into the car," he further narrated.Governor Wahome Gakuru died at dawn on Tuesday along Thika-Kenol highway. He was rushed to Thika Level 5 hospital where he was pronounced dead and his body moved to Lee Funeral home.