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Kenya to roll out national traffic accident database to curb road carnage
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 20, 2025

The database will introduce real-time reporting and analysis of crash data, helping authorities to identify high-risk roads and deploy targeted interv...

Government to install telematics devices in trucks, PSVs to curb road crashes
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 15, 2025

Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir told the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure on Thursday that the meas...

Four dead, one critically injured in Kibwezi-Kitui road crash
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 10, 2025

Reports indicated that the group was returning from a dowry ceremony ahead of a wedding planned for next Saturday.

Leaders demand Coptic roundabout redesign on Kisumu–Kakamega Highway after crash kills 26 mourners
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 10, 2025

The leaders argue that repeated accidents at the site, caused by its dangerous slope and poor road features, make it a death trap that must be fixed i...

Two killed in crash involving ENA Coach bus, multiple vehicles on Narok-Maai Mahiu Highway
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 10, 2025

The crash reportedly occurred at around 11:00 pm on Saturday near the steep climb section of Mai Mahiu, when the bus, heading towards Migori, was stru...

Eight killed after train collides with Kenya Pipeline Company staff bus in Naivasha
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 07, 2025

The crash occurred at a railway level crossing adjacent to the Kenya Pipeline Company’s Morendat Training and Conference Centre.

Three pupils among four dead in Kisumu road crash
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 02, 2025

The Nissan matatu rammed into a stalled sugarcane tractor that belonged to a local sugar factory.

Kenya to audit six major highways to identify road crash blackspots
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 03, 2025

The study will involve gathering crash data recorded on these roads over the past five years, conducting in-depth investigations, and analysing the im...

Mombasa County road traffic deaths surge by 36% in 2023
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jan 24, 2025

The report identified high-risk locations and corridors as key focus areas for intervention. Notable hotspots include Hass Filling Station along Momba...

Mudavadi orders crackdown on unlicensed matatus to combat rising road injuries
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 19, 2024

The enhanced patrols are designed to ensure compliance with traffic laws, prevent reckless driving, and stop unlicensed and overloaded public service...

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...

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.

Six killed in Narok road crash 
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 22, 2024

The collision occurred when the Subaru Forester attempted to overtake another vehicle, resulting in a head-on collision with the Toyota Sienta.

Kenya unveils road safety plan to halve deaths, serious injuries by 2028
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 17, 2024

President William Ruto says a sharp focus would be on designated high-risk corridors and urban areas.

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...

Eight killed in Nakuru dawn road accident
Barack Oduor  |  Apr 09, 2024

The six adults and two children died on the spot. 

Clergy demand resignation of 3 CSs as Kenya faces multiple crises
Barack Oduor  |  Apr 04, 2024

The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) says drastic actions must follow the health workers' strike, the fake fertiliser scandal, and the inc...

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.

Boda-boda menace: Head, limb injuries prevalent as Kenyans shun helmet use
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 12, 2024

A study has found that only 63 per cent of boda-boda operators and a small fraction of pillion passengers - 15 per cent - wear helmets, and that they...

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