The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has issued a public alert warning Kenyan motorists about a new scam involving fraudulent SMS messages demanding instant payments for alleged traffic violations. These messages direct recipients to a fake website resembling the official NTSA portal.

• The scam messages include a short deadline to create a false sense of urgency for payment.
• The NTSA advised motorists against clicking links or replying to these messages to avoid further fraud.
• For those who have made payments, the NTSA recommends immediately contacting their banks to block or reverse transactions.
• This scam emerges as Chief Justice Martha Koome announced increased compliance checks and mobile courts for traffic offenses for the festive season.

Newly released CCTV footage shows the moment a 65-seater bus collided head-on with former Lugari Member of Parliament Cyrus Jirongo's car at 2:19 AM, instantly killing him. The footage sheds light on the events leading up to the fatal crash on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.

• The accident occurred at exactly 2:19 am, with the bus ramming Jirongo’s car and dragging it approximately 25 metres.
• Cyrus Jirongo's white car made a swift U-turn at a petrol station at 2:18 am, exiting back onto the highway heading towards Nairobi.
• The CCTV footage shows the bus moving at high speed with headlights on, and no immediate response from its occupants following the collision.
• A crowd began to approach the scene at approximately 2:48 am, nearly 49 minutes after the crash.
• Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are still investigating the incident, including whether Jirongo was alone in the vehicle.