Wetang’ula calls for road caution after fatal Kisumu accident
By Valerian Khakayi, August 8, 2025National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has called on Kenyans to exercise urgent caution and responsibility on the roads following the fatal accident along the Kisumu-Kakamega highway in Mamboleo, which claimed 21 lives.
In a heartfelt message shared on his official X account on Friday, August 8, 2025, Wetang’ula urged all road users to exercise courtesy, whether as a driver or pedestrian, adding that every life matters.
Additionally, the former senator also mourned the victims of the tragic accident and extended his sympathies to the affected families.
“I am saddened to learn of the devastating road accident that has claimed lives & left others with injuries. I convey my heartfelt condolences to the families of the 21 souls lost in the Kisumu bus tragedy,” he mourned.
“I urge all road users to exercise caution, as every life matters. Let us uphold road safety as a shared national responsibility. May the departed Rest in Peace.”
The bus involved was reported to be carrying family members returning from a burial in Nyahera, Kisumu West sub-county.
Kisumu fatal accident
The accident occurred after a school bus belonging to Naki AIC High School overturned near the Coptic roundabout area, marking one of the deadliest accidents in recent times along this route.
According to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, 21 people have lost their lives, and 21 others are currently receiving medical treatment.
The hospital received the victims after a bus carrying 61 family members.
In a post shared on its official Facebook page on Friday, August 8, 2025, just hours after the accident, the hospital noted that 19 bodies were transported directly from the accident scene to the facility.
“Staff at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) moved swiftly this evening to receive and save the lives of survivors from a tragic road accident that occurred at the Coptic roundabout area along the Kisumu-Kakamega road. The accident involved a school bus carrying family members who were on their way to Nyakach after attending a burial of their relative in Nyahera, Kisumu West sub-county,” the hospital wrote on Facebook.
“Twenty-one of the occupants are currently stable and receiving treatment at the hospital’s Emergency and Accident Unit. Unfortunately, the hospital also received 19 bodies from the accident scene, While another two unidentified adult males and a male child succumbed to their injuries upon arrival at the hospital. Making to the total number of those dead 21.”