2022年6月6日 · The 14-seater matatu was ferrying people home from a dowry ceremony in Mwingi, Kitui when it veered off the road as it was trying to overtake another vehicle.

2022年6月5日 · A dowry payment ceremony in Kitui County ended on a sour note after an overloaded Matatu ferrying the party crashed on Saturday night killing 11 passengers. The accident happened some minutes to midnight near the Kanyonyoo junction along the Thika – Kitui highway, only four kilometers to the final destination.

14 小时之前 · Let’s talk about overloading, the matatu industry’s favorite sin. It’s not just about squeezing 20 people into a 14-seater van (though that’s bad enough). Overloading is a menace that goes beyond the obvious risk of fatal accidents—and Kenya’s roads already claim thousands of lives yearly, with matatus often in the mix.

2024年4月14日 · A driver and passengers travelling in a matatu were forced to abandon the Public Service Vehicle (PSV) and run away on foot after they were cornered during a police chase. The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), in a statement on Sunday, revealed that the matatu was overloaded when police officers spotted it.

2025年3月4日 · Speaking outside the Nandi Hills Hospital on Tuesday, March 4, Kibiwot expressed his anger at the negligence of traffic officers, accusing them of failing to stop the overloaded vehicle before the accident took place.

2024年3月20日 · Speaking on the Bomet accident, the CS blamed overloading, arguing that the matatu was carrying 24 passengers; Murkomen cautioned Kenyans against boarding matatus that are already full or where the driver is drunk

2024年2月28日 · The matatu that killed nine people in a road accident near Katangi was overloaded, David Kiarie, chairperson of the Road Safety Association of Kenya has alleged.

2024年3月20日 · The matatu which was involved in an accident in Bomet on Monday killing five people was overloaded. Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen told the Senate House plenary that the...

2024年3月31日 · NTSA shared a video showing the passengers being offloaded from matatus as police directed them to board police an awaiting police vehicle to be taken to the police station. The latest came after NTSA impounded a 14-seater matatu that was carrying 31 students from Tharaka Nithi County on Saturday.

2024年2月28日 · The accident occurred when the driver of the 42-seater matatu lost control, causing the vehicle to roll several times before coming to a halt in a ditch. This incident has reignited calls from the Road Safety Association of Kenya for the government to declare road carnage a national disaster, given the increasing frequency of such accidents.