Ruto directs safety inspections on PSVs after 23 die in Nairobi–Mombasa highway crash

Ruto directs transport authorities to intensify PSV inspections and enforce safety standards following a fatal collision that killed 23 people and left 25 others injured along the Nairobi–Mombasa Highway.

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President William Ruto has directed authorities to conduct thorough inspections of public service vehicles (PSVs) following a horrific road crash that killed 23 people and injured 25 others along the Nairobi–Mombasa Highway on Sunday.

The accident occurred at about 7.45am at Kanga, near Mtito Andei, when a bus belonging to Power of the Word Church International and carrying 45 passengers collided head-on with a lorry-trailer.

The bus was travelling to Mombasa from western Kenya, where the passengers had attended a burial ceremony.

In a statement, Ruto conveyed his condolences to the families and friends of those killed, describing the tragedy as a painful loss for the country.

Source: Eastleigh Voice