Deadly road: One month, three accidents and 41 killed in Nairobi-Mombasa highway crashes

The wreckage of the bus that collided with a lorry at Kanga in Mtito Andei on October 25, 2026. Twenty-two people were killed in the crash.

The deaths of 22 people in a bus-truck collision at Kanga in Makueni County have renewed concerns over the safety of the Nairobi-Mombasa highway, where two major crashes in October alone have claimed 39 lives.

The Sunday, October 25, tragedy came barely three weeks after 17 people, most of them Catholic pilgrims, died in a multiple-vehicle crash at Salama, also in Makueni County.

Makueni Health Chief Officer Harvey Mulei confirmed that 18 passengers died on the spot, while 2 others succumbed to their injuries.

Mourners called for safer roads and stronger emergency response.

Priest remembers the members they lost, and how he received the news of the road accident.

Cornelius Korir was forced to travel separately from his fellow parishioners.

Abaneas Barasa and Veronica Ngandi planned to tie the knot later this year. Now, instead of planning their wedding, he is preparing to bury his bride-to-be.

After months on the run, he was allegedly attempting to sell a vehicle to raise money for daily upkeep.

The judgment clears the way for affected community members to pursue civil compensation for their demolished homes, schools, and health facilities.