An early Tuesday morning traffic accident at Nakuru County’s Ngata Bridge claimed the lives of eight persons.

Around 5:30 a.m., a van collided with a stalled truck on the Nakuru-Nairobi highway, resulting in the accident.

Six adults and two children’s remains were recovered from the debris by first responders, according to eyewitnesses.

According to a police preliminary assessment, the private vehicle was transporting more than fifteen persons to Kisii for an event.

As reported by authorities, as of seven in the morning, there was only one confirmed survivor a woman with fractured legs.

The truck had reportedly been stuck there for the previous three days, according to witnesses.

The incidence was confirmed by County Police Commander Samuel Ndanyi, who also stated that the bodies had been transported to Nakuru Annex Funeral Home.

After a truck they were travelling in rolled along the Nairobi-Garissa Highway in Machakos County, two persons sustained minor injuries.

The event occurred on Monday in the Makutano ya Ndalani area, and the only people inside the truck were the driver and the turnboy.

Only a few minutes after 6:00 p.m., when the accident happened.

As traffic backed up on the highway, police hurried to the scene to secure the situation.

The truck was transporting relief food from Nairobi to Garissa County at the time of the tragedy, sources disclosed.

Among other things, they contained salt, beans, and cooking oil.

The vehicle is still on scene.

A police watch is in place as the goods are moved to another truck.

Athi River, Machakos County, police are looking into the death of a young girl on Sunday night when she was transported in a police vehicle.

Police said that the 14-year-old girl passed away after being picked up by them and her 30-year-old father, who had allegedly abused her at their Ndovoini the village in Muthwani, Athi River subcounty.

The case was reported as a possible murder/incest occurrence to the Kyumbi police station.

According to police, the victim, a Grade 5 pupil at a neighboring public school, and the suspect were picked up by the duty officer before the minor passed away. Her mother was also present.

According to authorities, the suspect was being held at the Kyumbi police station while investigations into both instances were underway. The body was brought to a mortuary pending an autopsy.

The investigations have been taken over by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations based at Kyumbi police station.

Nairobi-Garissa Road has been closed by the Kenya National Highways Authority due to floods in the Mororo area, which is located between Madogo and Tana River Bridge.

KeNHA said in a statement on Monday night that the flooding is the result of the continuous rains, which have raised the Tana River’s water levels.

Barely three days have lapsed since the authorities warned drivers on the Nairobi-Garissa Road to drive carefully as they approach the Mororo district.

KeNHA stated that its staff are prepared to handle the washout as soon as the rains subside after the road was closed on Monday.

KeNHA also issued a warning, noting that people downstream may be at risk as a result of the Seven Folks Dams rapidly filling to almost capacity due to the rising water levels.

Right now, the majority of the country is seeing increased rainfall that has a strong potential to trigger flash floods.

To prevent disaster and loss of life, authorities including the Meteorological Department and the Red Cross have encouraged residents in flood-prone areas to relocate to higher, safer grounds.

In several places, the roads are impassable due to the flooding.

The humanitarian organization cautioned against crossing floodwaters by car or foot.

It warned that doing this increases the chance of falling victim to rapidly moving water.

According to the weatherman, most of the country should continue to see heavy rains.

Dorothy Muleke, the regional traffic commandant, stated that the driver of the private vehicle collided head-on with the lorry while overtaking a fleet of vehicles.

One passenger in the private Toyota Probox was taken to the hospital in severe condition, while the other six perished right away.

During the collision, the lorry was heading in the opposite direction, while the private vehicle was heading to Kericho.

Several more individuals are also receiving treatment in several hospitals in Kericho town for injuries they allegedly suffered in the collision, ranging in severity.

For the purpose of paying Inua Jamii program beneficiaries in March, the government has released Ksh. 2,076,610,000, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection announced on Monday.

A further Ksh. 4,992,500 was paid out for the Nutrition Improvement through Cash and Health Education (NICHE) complementary program, according to Principal Secretary for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs Joseph Motari.

In accordance to the PS, beneficiaries will start receiving payments on Monday and will do so via the M-Pesa mobile banking app.

“This started with the orphans and vulnerable children and persons with severe disabilities caregivers who access their stipends by dialling *222#,Older persons cash transfer beneficiaries will continue to receive their stipends through their Inua Jamii bank accounts.” Motari explained.

The Inua Jamii initiative covers the community’s most vulnerable members from hunger and poverty by giving them a stipend.

More than 1.2 million orphans and vulnerable children, senior adults, and those with severe impairments benefit from the program.

Following an accident on Saturday, April 6, along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway, at least 5 people  passed away.

There were several injuries and fatalities as a result of the collision of approximately six trucks, according to reports.

Some drivers were forced to spend hours driving on the congested highway as a result of the crash, which also disrupted traffic. Drivers on the route bemoaned the narrow road, which was reported to be a common source of accidents.

The accident’s cause had not been determined at the time this article was published.

Unconfirmed eyewitness reports, however, suggested that the muddy terrain may have contributed to the tragedy by making the vehicles lose control.

Additionally, the misty and hazy weather may have impairing the drivers’ vision.

One of the vehicles was shown in the pictures going viral on the internet to have drifted off the road and toppled, obstructing a portion of the road.

Furthermore, the windscreens and bonnets of the two trucks were damaged in a head-on collision between another truck and a third truck.

Locals and drivers rushed to the scene of the accident to save the lives of the victims.

This occurs at the same time that the nation is still reeling from an uptick in traffic accidents that have left tens of Kenyans dead.

According to information released by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), between January 1, 2024, and April 3, 2024, 1,213 Kenyans perished in traffic-related incidents.

A gold mine collapsed in Alego-Usonga sub-county, Siaya County, leaving two women dead and five other miners injured.

The mine shaft fell on Saturday night, burying Maureen Anyango, 28, and Beryl Atieno, 40, alive.

Four more miners were discovered to be trapped in the rubble but were still alive, according to Siaya County Police Commander Cleti Kimaiyo, who stated that officers who came at the scene verified this information.

While their other coworkers Owaga and Consolata Ooko were rescued by members of the public and sent to a Siaya County referral hospital for treatment, Anyango and Atieno passed away immediately.

The head of police continued by saying that Grace Akinyi, 29, Moses Omondi, and George Odhiambo all made it out alive.

The situation was inspected and documented before the remains of the two miners were sent to the Siaya County referral hospital mortuary for postmortem.

Owner of the mining site Joseph Okoth has been detained and is currently being held at the Kogelo police station, where he is assisting with investigations.

Zacchaeus Ngeno, the commander of Tharaka Nithi county police, has confirmed an accident in which several people are believed to be dead and numerous more injured.

On Sunday at noon, the bus from Meru to Nairobi was involved in an accident at the Tharaka Nithi bridge.

Ngeno stated that investigations into the deadly collision are underway, and the cause of the incident is still unknown.

“We are still conducting a probe to establish the number of fatalities but we are certain that we had some fatalities,” Ngeno stated.

Some of the passengers who were injured were transferred to neighboring hospitals for treatment.

In order to prevent accidents, the chief of county police advised motorists to use greater caution and make sure their vehicles are in good condition.

However, a witness claimed to have observed at least three dead people. There are worries that the figures might rise.

Medics were observed at the scene, and rescue operations were still in progress at the time of publication.