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Seven killed in dawn crash on Nairobi-Mombasa highway

14 seater matatu, Kinatwa Sacco, msa bound involved in an accident near Maungu, towards Mombasa on December 6, 2025. [Stephen Nzioka, Standard]

Seven people were killed early Saturday after a 14-seater  matatu collided head-on with a truck at Miasenyi in Taita-Taveta County along the Nairobi–Mombasa Highway.

The matatu, belonging to Kinatwa Sacco and heading to Mombasa, was reportedly overtaking a line of vehicles near Maungu when it rammed into an oncoming truck. The impact l

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