Overview

• The crash occurred Friday evening when a bus carrying mourners from a funeral in Kakamega lost control at a Kisumu roundabout and rolled into a roadside ditch.
• Authorities confirmed the victims include 10 women, 10 men and a 10-year-old girl.
• Thursday’s Naivasha collision at a railway crossing that killed nine people underscored a string of recent deadly road incidents in Kenya.
• Road users frequently cite narrow, pothole-ridden highways and speeding drivers as key factors in the country’s high accident toll.
• Advocates and officials are renewing calls for stricter traffic enforcement and targeted infrastructure upgrades to reduce recurring fatalities.