Deadly night on Kenya's roads leaves 12 dead in Eldoret, Marsabit
A wreckage of a matatu which was involved in an accident with a truck, and also a private vehicle at Mlima Punda near Nabkoi on the Eldoret-Nakuru highway in Uasin Gishu County on Thursday night, after it was towed to Tarakwa Police Station in Burnt Forest on July 31, 2026.
In Uasin Gishu, two students were among the seven people who perished in a grisly road accident at Mlima Punda black spot.
Five other people died in an accident involving two trailers at Kargi Junction, about 10 kilometres from Marsabit town.
Road accidents across the country claimed 12 lives on Thursday night as the country continues to record more road deaths driven by rising highway collisions and reckless driving.
In Uasin Gishu, two students were among the seven people who perished in a grisly road accident at the notorious Mlima Punda black spot along the Eldoret-Nakuru highway.
