A Nairobi businessmen's hiking expedition at Mt Longonot National Park in Naivasha turned tragic when one of them died from breathing complications.
The businessman reportedly had the complications at the rim of the crater. His friends are said to have sought help from Kenya Wildlife Service rangers but waited
more than four hours.
Henry Mureithi, who was part of the group, said their friend died in their arms at about 6pm on Saturday.
He said the group travelled from Nairobi and embarked on the expedition in the afternoon.
Mureithi said the man complained of dizziness and chest congestion before collapsing. He said some members of the group ran downhill to seek help from the rangers.
“It is a steep stretch; you cannot carry someone... You have to call for help from KWS officers. They were not sure what to do in such a situation," he said.
Mureithi accused the warders of laxity and negligence saying they should have been quicker in taking action to save a life.
But a senior KWS official who declined to be named said the only way to rescue someone around the crater was by use of a helicopter, which he said they did not have.
“There is a process of requesting for one from our headquarters in Nairobi,” he said.
The body was taken to a private mortuary in Nairobi.