Tragedy struck on Thursday, July 31, 2025, when Kenyan civil engineer James Karigi was killed in a roadside ambush in South Sudan near Morobo-Kaya road. The attack, which involved armed gunmen setting his vehicle on fire, also left a fellow Kenyan and two others missing, prompting an urgent search operation.

• Karigi's body was recovered from the burned vehicle near Bazi town, three miles from Morobo town.
• The attack marks the third fatal incident this month along the dangerous Morobo-Kaya route.
• Morobo County Commissioner Charles Bullen confirmed the ambush and called for intervention.
• One assailant, identified as a member of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO), was neutralized by South Sudanese government security officers.
• The Kenyan Embassy in Juba has been notified, and investigations are ongoing.