Nine musicians die in Kenya boat accident

Nyanza regional head of police, Willy Lugusa, disclosed that 9 musicians lost their lives yesterday June 25th when their boat capsized on the Kenyan side of Lake Victoria while 17 other passengers in the vessel were rescued.

"The bodies of the other nine are yet to be recovered. We believe they are dead for now," Lugusa said.

Police said the boat was carrying artists of the Boyieta Wuod Awasi music group to Ndenda Island in western Kenya, where the group was expected to perform Saturday evening.