Three University of Nairobi Students Drown After Boat Capsizes in Lake Victoria

The University of Nairobi is mourning the death of three of its students who lost their lives in a boat accident in Lake Victoria on Saturday evening.

The three drowned after the boat they were traveling in capsized at the Mulokoba Waterfront in Budalang’i, Busia county, according to police. 

Confirming the incident, Bunyala Sub-county police commander Isaiah Mose said four other students were rescued.

The deceased students, who are in Year Six, Year Three, and First Year, were part of a group of seven students on a fun boat ride in the lake.

“The students were on an evangelical mission in Budalang’i. They had a crusade which culminated in a baptism event, under the Seventh Day Adventist church,” Mose said. 

He added: “After completing their mission, they went to the Lake Victoria waters to take photos. In the process, one of them attempted to take a selfie while standing on the boat, making it unstable. That is how the boat capsized.”

The police commander said the ill-fated boat had a capacity of three and the seven students were taking photos in shifts.

“They wanted to take a group photo, [so] they overloaded it. The incident happened about 50 meters offshore,” he added.