Traffic was temporarily disrupted along the Nairobi Expressway after a personal car burst into flames at 9:04 a.m. on Thursday, January 29, 2026,  in unclear circumstances. In images and videos seen by Kenyans.co.ke, the vehicle, a Range Rover, is engulfed in smoke from the front side, with the driver nowhere in sight. According to one witness who spoke exclusively to Kenyans.co.ke, the car suddenly started smoking while in motion before exploding into flames on its way to Mlolongo. Emergency s...

Irate boda boda riders on Sunday evening set ablaze a 65-seater bus after the driver reportedly ran over two people in the Salgaa area in Nakuru County. According to reports, the accident occurred along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway after the bus, which was heading to Kampala, reportedly struck the duo who were on a motorbike, killing them instantly. The accident quickly drew the attention of boda boda riders, who began attacking the bus driver before they went ahead to set the vehicle ablaze. The...

A law firm in Nairobi, Onyango and Tarus Advicates, has placed 41 vehicles on auction, starting as low as Ksh131,000. In a notice published in a local daily on Monday, September 22, the company urged interested buyers to bid for the vehicles before September 30. They can also view the vehicles at several scrapyards countrywide before placing their bids. Among these is the cheapest option, a 2001 Nissan Caravan van located at Leakeys Yard priced at Ksh131,000, followed by a Toyota Succeed at Joyl...

One person has died and two others injured after a vehicle lost control and crashed before catching fire near Majengo area, along the Kisumu–Kakamega Highway. According to reports, the accident happened on Thursday, September 18, in the evening as photos obtained by Kenyans.co.ke showed the vehicle engulfed in flames.  The flames mostly covered the front of the vehicle, suggesting that the fire probably originated in the engine area. The vehicle reportedly veered off the road and burst into f...

Several people were injured on Tuesday afternoon following an accident involving multiple vehicles in the Chepsir area along the Kericho-Nakuru highway. According to witnesses, the accident occurred after a lorry lost control and rammed into an oncoming bus before crashing into other vehicles. Besides the bus and the lorry, other vehicles involved in the accident included a personal car and a trailer that veered off the road as both attempted to avoid a collision. Following the crash, the area r...

Several companies have announced a mass auction of a number of goods, mostly motor vehicles, that have gone uncollected for weeks.  In a gazette notice dated August 1, the companies, which include auctioneers and a motor vehicle garage, announced the items would be auctioned within 30 days if the owners failed to collect them.  All the auctions were pursued under the provisions of the disposal of Uncollected Goods Act (Cap. 38), which allows for entities to dispose of goods left uncollected af...

Seven police officers were injured on Tuesday after their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED) along the Gadudia–Laga Road in Mandera East, Mandera County. According to a police report filed at Khalalio Police Station, the attack occurred between Aresa and Khalalio, approximately four kilometres west of the station. The officers were on board a Mandera Police Station vehicle, registration number GKB 885W, when the explosion went off. The blast caused extensive damage to t...

One person is feared dead and several others injured following a tragic head-on collision on the Meru-Embu highway this Saturday morning. The incident involved a General Service Unit (GSU) truck and a Meru-bound public service vehicle in the Kiracha area. Both vehicles sustained extensive damage to their front sections, indicative of the high impact of the crash.  According to reports by eyewitnesses, the truck veered into the matatu’s lane at high speed, causing a violent head-on collision....