John Njau Kibue, a security guard, has died from his fall from the eighth storey of Lusail Stadium after Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final
Wanjiru called for help from the Kenyan government and Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino. “We want answers on the circumstances of his death,” she said. “They are claiming he was intoxicated. We hear he had worked for long hours. The clarity of how he fell is not coming out. We don’t know where to start. It is very painful – they should help us.”
Kibue is the second migrant worker confirmed as having died while working at the World Cup. Last week, a Filipino national died at the Sealine Resort, the training site for the Saudi Arabia national team. According to reports, he sustained head injuries after falling off a ramp in wet conditions. The SC has confirmed an investigation into the death. The chief executive of the World Cup, Nasser al-Khater,over the tragedy. “Death is a natural part of life, whether it’s at work, whether it’s in your sleep,” he said in response to questions about the death, first reported by the Athletic.
“We’re in the middle of a World Cup. And we have a successful World Cup. And this is something you want to talk about right now?” he said.
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