kenya road accidents Stories

Kiambu nominated MCA Ezra Kihara killed in road crash
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 22, 2024

Kihara tragically lost his life early Sunday morning in a road accident near Mang’u High School along Thika Road, after his vehicle collided with a lo...

Kenya road crashes claim 3,369 lives in 2024 as Masengeli calls out traffic officers for soliciting bribes
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 18, 2024

These figures indicate a slight increase in road fatalities compared to the same period last year when 3,151 people lost their lives in traffic accide...

12 killed in Nithi Bridge black spot road crash
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 01, 2024

He said the collision involved a matatu and a pickup truck, with one vehicle travelling towards Nairobi and the other heading towards Meru.

Death toll from Migaa road crash rises to 13
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 20, 2024

The bus, which was headed to Mombasa from Kisumu City, lost control, ramming into barriers and other vehicles before rolling into a ditch.

Kenya fifth in Africa among countries with most road crash deaths
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 23, 2024

In the first week of July alone, 101 people died in road crashes across the country.

NTSA: June 2024 ranked most dangerous month for travel so far
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 16, 2024

411 lives were lost in road crashes, a reduction from 439 in 2023.

Thika Superhighway: Nairobi's most dangerous road with highest crash fatalities
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 17, 2024

The National Transport and Safety Authority data which captures road statistics between January 1 to April 30, 2024, reveals that Nairobi recorded 176...

NTSA: 1,554 people killed in road crashes in four months
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 16, 2024

According to NTSA, unknown vehicles accounted for 219 of the crashes while 24 were the number recorded by motor vehicles owned by the government.

Road accidents menace: Ruto says laxity in law enforcement to blame
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 17, 2024

The president says the laxity has led to impunity, which has contributed to an increase in the high-risk behaviours behind accidents.

State embraces Safe Systems Approach to curb rising road accidents
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 17, 2024

The approach stresses the need for shared responsibility in the prevention of road crashes and in the actions taken after the crash.

State banks on technology to tackle rising road carnage
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 16, 2024

CS Murkomen said the government will deploy state-of-the-art speed cameras along major highways, with a focus on notorious hotspots such as the Mombas...

Two killed, 10 injured after bus rams into fuel tanker in Kikuyu
Amina Wako  |  Apr 06, 2024

The accident involved an Eldoret Express bus which rammed into a stalled fuel tanker.

Alarm as road accidents claim 1,189 lives since January
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Apr 05, 2024

Some 98 drivers have lost their lives in road accidents. This is a decrease compared to 108 in the same period last year.

11 killed in two separate road accidents on Monday night
Barack Oduor  |  Apr 02, 2024

Ten people were killed in an accident involving five vehicles, including two lorries, in the Salama area on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway.

Four killed, several injured in Kirinyaga County road accident
Hanifa Adan  |  Mar 24, 2024

The injured were rushed to the Kerugoya Referral Hospital for further treatment. 

State kicks off national crackdown to curb rising road carnage
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 19, 2024

Road traffic accidents are becoming a major killer in Kenya, Interior CS Kithure Kindiki says, describing the situation as an epidemic.

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