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Wife To Man Who Plunged Into A Dam In Company Of A Lady Speaks

The wife of a man who drowned after his car plunged into a dam at Titanic area in Juja, Kiambu county has spoken for the first time since the tragedy happened on Monday night.According to Sarah Kiiru, her husband Tirus Maina was a businessman, earning a living from selling engineering machinery.

On his fateful day, the wife says that her  husband left home for work in the morning and later called her at around 7pm on Monday informing her that he was in a business meeting in Juja and that was the last time they spoke .

“My husband left home for work on Monday morning, and we spoke in the evening around 7pm. He said he was in Juja for a business meeting, I asked what he would want for dinner and that was the last time we spoke,” she said.

According to her, the ever accessible Maina’s phone went off after their last conversation as her messages also remained unreplied to.

“I called and sent him messages but he was unreachable, very unusual of him because he has always been accessible,” she told a certain Digital media house.

According to Kiiru, it was not until Tuesday at around 2pm that she was called by a friend and told to report to Kimbo police station where she learnt about her husband’s death.

Phot of Sarah Kiiru and Tirus Maina, late husband/photo courtesy

The Titanic Dam is a well-known park among locals and outsiders for outdoor fun.

At the banks of the dam, bottles of alcohol can be seen an evidence that people often party in the area.

According to the locals, the two were making merry in the car that was parked a few meters from the dam and at around 9.30 pm, they heard people screaming for help.

Maina was in the company of an unidentified woman people thought was the wife and his body was retrieved on Wednesday and taken to City Mortuary together with the woman’s body where the wife identified him.

“Although I do not know her, I believe the woman who was with my husband that night was a friend, he had so many friends because of the nature of his business,” she said.

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