President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday led Kenyans in mourning 50 people who perished in a horror crash that occurred in Fort Ternan, Kericho County.
The accident occurred after a bus belonging to Western Cross Roads Sacco crashed in an area locals call Tunnel on the Londiani-Muhoroni road, with eyewitnesses putting the time of the accident at about 4am.
The 67-seater bus is said to have veered off the road while descending a steep slope. The bus then hit a guard rail, rolled and plunged down about 20 metres, where it landed on a rocky farm.
Kericho County Police Commanders said those who died are 31 men, 12 women and 7 children. Two of them died while receiving treatment in nearby hospitals.
A 14-seater matatu burst into flames on Juja road on Wednesday morning with passengers on board.
The vehicle was full of passengers who escaped unhurt in the incident that happened in Huruma Flats area.
The PinPoint Sacco matatu was plying from Kayole to Eastleigh.
The incident happened at 8:45am.
Mr James Muigai, 35, owner and driver of the vehicle said that something exploded inside the vehicle on the second row of the passenger seats.
“Niliskia mlipuko na ngari ikaanza kuchomeka (I heard an explosion and then the vehicle burst into flames),” Mr Muigai said.
“Some of them (passengers) jumped through the windows,” he added.