• The Waruku tragedy is just one of many. On September 28, 2025, a deadly crash in Kariandusi near Kikopey claimed 13 lives when a matatu overtaking recklessly collided head-on with a lorry, dragging a Subaru Forester into the wreckage.

Every single day, Kenya wakes up to the grim reality of road accidents. It’s no longer just a statistic; it’s a national crisis. Many opine that the country must accept that road safety is a shared responsibility.

Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris puts it plainly: “How do you carry passengers who trust you and pay you to get them safely from point A to point B, yet you drive an unserviced vehicle, ignore traffic rules, or gamble with lives on the road?”

Her words echo loudly in the aftermath of the Waruku bus accident, where a 33-seater bus veered off Musa Gitau Road in Dagoretti North on October 7, 2025, plunging into a river and injuring over 30 people. The crash happened during rush hour, turning what should have been a routine trip home into a nightmare of chaos, hospital bills, and broken families.

Passaris blames driver negligence but doesn’t stop there. She urges passengers to speak up when they witness reckless behavior. “When you see a bus speeding, overtaking dangerously, or breaking rules, and you sit quietly, tomorrow, that silence could cost lives, including yours. Cars were not meant to kill people; they were meant to transport them. Something has to change.”

As the nation prays for the injured and hopes for their recovery, she challenges everyone to reflect: “When you get behind the wheel, or even as a passenger, will your choices help everyone arrive alive? If not, it’s time to change.”

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The Waruku tragedy is just one of many. On September 28, 2025, a deadly crash in Kariandusi near Kikopey claimed 13 lives when a matatu overtaking recklessly collided head-on with a lorry, dragging a Subaru Forester into the wreckage.

These incidents are part of a disturbing trend. Between January and September 2025 alone, Kenya has recorded 3,397 road deaths, an increase from 3,369 in the same period last year. 

The numbers are staggering, but behind each digit is a life lost, a family grieving, a future cut short. Road safety isn’t just about enforcement—it’s about choices. It’s about the driver who decides to slow down, the passenger who speaks up, and the system that holds everyone accountable.

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