Boda Boda Riders Set Matatu On Fire After a Fatal Crash
The enraged riders reportedly blocked the road before setting the vehicle ablaze, causing significant delays and drawing a large crowd to the scene...
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Traffic was disrupted along the Nairobi–Nakuru highway in Gitaru when boda boda riders set a 14-seater matatu on fire after it fatally hit a 22-year-old rider. Eyewitnesses reported the matatu was making an unsafe turn when the incident occurred, leading to immediate outrage among the riders.
- December 31: The date of the incident involving the matatu belonging to NNK SACCO.
- Vigilante actions: This incident adds to a trend of boda boda riders taking law into their own hands after accidents.
- December 22: A Mash Poa bus was torched by boda boda operators at Salgaa following a fatal crash with a rider, just days prior to the Gitaru incident.
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Security Breaches, Fuel Adulteration, and Public Unrest Reported - December 2025
The year 2025 subjected President William Ruto to an unprecedented series of security breaches, including physical assaults, cyberattacks, and a fatal intrusion at State House, Nairobi. In a separate matter, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) exposed numerous instances of fuel adulteration and diversion of export-bound diesel into the local market between October and December 2025. EPRA has vowed stern action against offenders. Meanwhile, the government issued a five-day eviction notice for squatters on government lands in Trans Nzoia County, warning of a crackdown on illegal firearms. In another incident, boda boda riders set a matatu on fire along the Nairobi–Nakuru highway in Gitaru after it fatally hit a 22-year-old rider.
