Nearly 12 Kenyans killed in road accidents daily - NTSA

According to statistics released by the Authority, 3,581 fatalities were recorded from June 2024 to March 2025, a 10 per cent increase compared to the 2023/24 financial year. 

8,874 Kenyans incurred serious injuries while 5,620 sustained slight injuries from road accidents. 

In road-user categories, pedestrians recorded the highest fatality at 1,342, followed by motor cyclists at 939, passengers at 604, pillion passengers at 357, drivers at 285 and pedal cyclists at 54. 

While analysing from January to March 2025, NTSA recorded 1,139 fatalities, a decrease of 2.5 per cent compared to 2024 which had a total of 1,168 fatalities. 

The total number of serious injuries decreased by 481, representing a decrease of 14.6 per cent. 

During the period, pedestrians remain the leading category of road users dying as a result of road crashes, accounting for 36.9 per cent of all traffic-related deaths in 2025, compared to 37.1 per cent in 2024.

The vulnerable road user group of pedestrians, pedal cyclists, pillion passengers and motorcyclists jointly contributed to a total of 76.1 per cent of all road traffic crash-related deaths.

In terms of Counties, Nairobi recorded the highest number of fatalities countrywide between January and March 2025, with a total of 138 deaths. 

The majority of the fatalities occurred along Thika Superhighway, Mombasa Road, Outering Road and Langata Road. Counties with low fatalities were Mandera, Marsabit and Samburu which had one fatality in 2025. 

In terms of gender, male fatalities contributed to 84.9 per cent of all road traffic deaths whereas female deaths contributed to 15.1 per cent. 

Overall, the leading causes of fatal crashes included hit-and-runs, tyre bursts, vehicles and motorcycles losing control, overtaking improperly and failing to keep the proper lane resulting in head-on collisions.

Further, NTSA pointed out that several motor vehicles and motorcycles failed to keep proper distance leading to ramming into the rear end of other vehicles and motorcycles.