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WHAT WAS THE REAL CAUSE OF THE NAIVASHA ACCIDENT?

On the night of 10th December 2016 along the Naivasha-Nakuru highway, a lorry carrying inflammable material caught fire that spread to ten other vehicles leading to the death of 44 people. Barely hours after the accident, eyewitnesses gave an account of the lorry having lost control after hitting a bump, bursting into flames that spread to other vehicles.

That was immediately taken up by the media, the ministry of transport, the ministry of internal security and even the President as the cause without any further investigations being done. Many questions arise from this accident.

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