A Kenyan truck driver, identified as Mzee Malalo, was reportedly brutally assaulted by South Sudan soldiers along the Juba-Nesitu Road on Wednesday, July 1, escalating concerns over driver safety.

• The incident occurred just days after Kenyan truck drivers staged protests in South Sudan due to worsening insecurity and repeated attacks.
• The Long Distance Drivers and Conductors Association of Kenya (LODDCA) reported the senior driver was rushed to Juba in critical condition.
• Drivers are demanding improved security measures and protection on critical regional trade routes frequently targeted by armed attacks and extortion.

A Kenya Railways freight train carrying cargo from Nairobi to Mombasa caught fire in the Masimba area of Makueni County on Wednesday.

• Three to four cargo heads were seen engulfed in flames.
• Kenya Railways emergency teams were dispatched to the scene.
• Rail transport along the Nairobi-Mombasa corridor was temporarily suspended.

Two people have died following fierce protests in Mathare and Kiamaiko, where residents are demanding the whereabouts of two missing young men.

• The number of fatalities in the Mathare protests has risen to two.
• The missing men are identified as Maxwell Kiarie (also known as Maxi) and Abdulasiz Molu (also known as Zizo).
• Residents and parents claim the men were abducted by individuals believed to be security agents, escalating tensions with the police.