RIDA Kariba head charged over Mbuya Nehanda ferry disaster granted US$500 bail

KARIBA, Aug. 28 (NewsDay Live) — Rural Infrastructure Development Agency acting Kariba district head Ignatius Chiome, who is facing culpable homicide charges over the Mbuya Nehanda ferry disaster, was Friday granted US$500 bail by a Kariba court

Chiome is accused in connection with the Aug. 11 Lake Kariba ferry disaster, which claimed 97 lives, while 77 people survived.

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