Kenya bus crash kills at least 24 as government vows road safety crackdown
Summary
A bus carrying mourners collided with a cement truck near Mtito Andei in southeastern Kenya on October 25, killing at least 24 people and injuring 24 others, police and hospital officials said. The crash’s cause remains under investigation, while officials cited dangerous overtaking as a possible factor. After a similar fatal crash on the same highway earlier in October, the government said it would increase road-safety enforcement and inspect public transport vehicles.Key Facts
- The crash occurred around 7:45 a.m. on the highway between Nairobi and Mombasa.
- The bus belonged to Power of the Word Church International and was carrying people returning from their pastor’s funeral in western Kenya.
- A Makueni County official said the bus driver tried to overtake several vehicles before hitting the oncoming truck; the NTSA also cited dangerous overtaking as a possible cause.
- A separate multi-vehicle crash on the same highway on October 3 killed 17 people.
- President William Ruto ordered inspections of vehicles used for public transport.
- Transport Minister Davis Chirchir said the government would step up enforcement against speeding and unsafe overtaking, improve dangerous road sections, and strengthen commercial-driver checks and training.
- Kenyan media reported NTSA figures of 5,009 road-crash deaths in 2025 and 2,150 deaths in the first half of 2026.
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