At least two people died on Tuesday, October 14, after a lorry plunged into the river at the notorious Nithi Bridge in Tharaka Nithi County. The lorry, transporting green bananas, reportedly lost control due to suspected brake failure, veering off the bridge and crashing into the river below.

• Tharaka Nithi Police Commander Zaccheus Ng'eno confirmed the incident, with one body recovered early in rescue operations.
• Eyewitnesses reported the heavily loaded lorry descended towards the bridge at "extreme speed," suggesting brake failure.
• Locals criticized the government, recalling President William Ruto's August promise to rehabilitate the Nithi Bridge, a site infamous for deadly accidents including a September 2024 crash that killed 12 people.