The National Police Service (NPS) has announced temporary road closures and traffic diversions in Nairobi from Saturday night, October 25, 2025, until Sunday afternoon, October 26, 2025, to facilitate the Standard Chartered Marathon. These measures will be in effect from midnight on Saturday until 2 pm on Sunday.

• The primary affected road is the Southern Bypass, which will be closed from the Ole Sereni Interchange on Mombasa Road to Kikuyu Town.
• The NPS has provided alternative routes and warns that stern action will be taken against motorists who fail to follow guidance from officers.
• The marathon features five events, including a 42km full marathon starting at 6 am and a 21km half marathon at 7:20 am.

A lorry crashed into a hardware shop in Kiambu County on Saturday afternoon, with several people feared dead and injured. This incident adds to a series of recent road accidents across Kenya.

• The lorry was suspended on the building's roof, with its front embedded inside, along the Mutarakwa - Maai Majiu road at the Limuru Junction.
• The accident occurred on October 25, 2025, hours after a separate head-on collision on the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway.
• At least six people died in the earlier dawn accident near Soysambu, Gilgil, when a bus collided with a private vehicle. All six fatalities were from the private vehicle.