Kakamega families seek help over killer bridge

Teresa Shivayanga and the family stand nearby the grave of Peter Shikombe at Mumbetsa village. Shikombe accidentally fall in river isiukhu at Mumbaka foot bridge connecting Shimanyiro and Shiseso in Ikolomani, Kakamega county. The bridge has claimed several lives of the residents while school pupils find it difficult to cross during rain season. PHOTO BY BENJAMIN SAKWA

Teresa Shivayanga sits under her old granary holding her chin as she ponders life without her husband.

At 70, life has become cruel. She now has to fend for a family of seven all alone.