Leonea Baraza lost his fiancée, Veronica Ngandi, in the Friday night crash as she travelled with fellow Catholic faithful to the Subukia Shrine for the National Prayer Day. A man whose fiancée was among those killed in the Salama road crash along the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway has recounted their final conversation, just weeks after the couple held a dowry ceremony ahead of their planned wedding.Leonea Baraza lost his fiancée, Veronica Ngandi, in the Friday night crash as she travelled with fellow Catholic faithful to the Subukia Shrine for the National Prayer Day.The couple had been engaged since 2024 and were preparing to formalise their union after more than two years of planning.According to Baraza, the two held their dowry ceremony in Kitui County in August and had received the blessing of their families to proceed with wedding preparations.He said they had planned to begin making final arrangements for their wedding after the National Prayer Day celebrations, with the ceremony expected to take place in February.“Nilikuwa nimepewa go ahead na wazazi ya kuendelea na mipango ya harusi. Harusi yenyewe nilikuwa nimepanga kufanya mwezi wa pili,” Baraza said.Their plans were, however, abruptly shattered following the fatal crash at Salama in Makueni County.Baraza said he had accompanied Ngandi to St Mathias Mulumba Catholic Church on Friday, where he saw her off as she embarked on...
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