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...

Public service vehicle operators have announced a nationwide strike set to begin on Monday, warning that escalating attacks on matatus and other vehicles have pushed them to the brink. The Matatu Owners Association (MOA), led by chairperson Albert Karakacha, accused the government of failing to act against boda boda riders allegedly involved in torching public and private vehicles, despite multiple reports to security agencies and transport authorities. Karakacha said matatu owners no longer fee...

Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Tesla will discontinue the Model S and Model X in the second quarter of 2026, Elon Musk said in an earnings call with investors today. No advance word was given about the cancellations, making it an abrupt ending for Tesla’s two original flagship EVs. Musk said the reasons for cancelling the vehicle...

A Waymo test vehicle crashed into multiple parked cars on a residential street near Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday morning. Video from the scene shows the vehicle—a Zeekr model used by Waymo for testing—veering off course and slamming into the parked cars, narrowly missing residents who were standing outside a nearby home. Waymo confirmed to MotorTrend that the vehicle was being driven manually by a test engineer conducting evaluations in the area. There were no passengers on board,...

The body of Ekurhuleni member of the mayoral committee for roads and transport planning Andile Mngwevu has been recovered in southern Mozambique The body of Ekurhuleni member of the mayoral committee (MMC) for roads and transport planning Andile Mngwevu has been recovered in southern Mozambique, bringing a tragic end to a search that lasted more than a week after the vehicle he was travelling in was swept away by floodwaters. Mngwevu, 40, was among five people who have been missing since earlier...