How Moi Day Came back with Misfortunes

Moi Day, a holiday that was first celebrated in 1989 to mark former President Daniel Arap Moi’s ten years in power came back after it had been scrapped by the new 2010 constitution.

A court had earlier ruled that Moi Day has to remain a public holiday, a move that pressed interior cabinet secretary Fred Matiang’i to approve it.

October 10 is the day, and Kenyans wake up in a shock of many misfortunes around the country.

Early morning Wednesday an accident at Fort Tenan , Kericho County claims 52 lives .The Western Express bus was from Nairobi and heading to Kakamega.

The 52 seater bus over turned, in Fort Tenan near Kipkelion plunging into a valley leading to the lose of lives.

This accident comes just after the National Transport and Safety Authority revealed a report on the increasing number of deaths related to road accidents.

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The same day, Moi Day, as celebrations goes on allover the country, a Pinpoint Sacco matatu (REG NO. KAL 431W) burst into flames with passengers on board on Juja Road.

The 14 seater psv plying the Kayole-Eastleigh route exploded causing the passengers to scamper for safety.

Matatu explodes

The owner and driver of the matatu, James Muigai told a local daily that he heard something explode “on the second row of passenger seats.”

No casualties were reported though.

The incidences are all witnessed in the morning hours, as the bus that claimed 52 lives overturned at 4:00 am before the juja road incident happened later.

The Kipkelion Road tragedy is said to have been caused by the driver’s lose of control wheres the cause of an explosion in juja road matatu remains unknown.

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