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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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