Goods transport: Stationary trucks leave a trail of deaths on roads
More trucks on the roads imply more goods transported from manufacturers to retailers and indicate the economy is performing well. On the flip side, the trucks pose danger to other vehicles when they stall, are improperly parked beside roads or do not have reflectors. Kikuyu benga star John DeMathew becomes the latest victim of freak […]
Ikolomani MP’s family escapes unhurt in road crash
The family of Ikolomani MP Bernard Shinali on Sunday escaped unharmed after their car collided with a matatu on the Kapsabet-Mau Summit road. Mr Shinali’s son and daughter were travelling to Nairobi after burial of their brother, Chris Masakah, who died in Arizona, US, while trying to rescue a boy from drowning in a swimming […]
7 killed in road crash involving matatu and truck on Eldoret-Webuye highway
By Carolyn Necheza in Kakamega County. Seven people died on the spot and an unknown number injured in a Friday night road crash involving a 14-seater matatu and a truck at Lwandeti area in Kakamega County on the Eldoret-Webuye highway. The matatu, belonging to North Rift Shuttle, was headed to Bungoma from Eldoret, whereas the […]