Police order crackdown after 31 die in road crashes

Some of the wreckage at Sachangwan Police Post after an accident along the Eldoret–Nakuru Highway. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard].

The National Police Service (NPS) has raised alarm over a surge in road traffic accidents that have claimed at least 31 lives in the first six days of 2026, terming the trend a national crisis that demands urgent action.

In a statement issued by the Police Spokesperson Muchiri Nyaga, NPS said the fatalities have been accompanied by devastating injuries and widespread destruction of property, outcomes it described as “unacceptably alarming”.