Driver in President Ruto motorcade accident that killed foreigner charged, released on Ksh.150K bail
Police Constable George Mwangi Maina arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts on June 5, 2025. PHOTO| COURTESY
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A police officer has been formally charged with causing death by dangerous driving following a fatal accident involving a government vehicle in President William Ruto’s motorcade along Ngong Road in March this year.
According to the charge sheet, it is
alleged that on March 13, 2025, at approximately 12:30 PM, along Ngong Road
near Adams Arcade in Nairobi County, Police Constable George Mwangi Maina,
while driving a Toyota Prado bearing registration numbers GKB 790J/KCY 351H,
operated the vehicle in a manner dangerous to other road users.
The vehicle struck a pedestrian, identified
as 79-year-old British national Edgar Charles Frederick Riches, who succumbed
to his injuries at the scene.

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