Top 5 Today: Tahmeed Bus Involved in a Fatal Crash and Other Headlines
Tahmeed company bus is involved in a head-on collision with a lorry along the Embu-Nairobi highway. The fatal accident occurred on Wednesday, January 15, 2024, midnight near the Embu sewerage.
The bus was traveling from Isiolo to Mombasa before hitting two trucks resulting in the deaths of a truck driver and his assistant. Several bus passengers sustained injuries and are admitted to nearby county hospitals. The bus was completely disfigured at front section following the impact.
According to eyewitnesses, one lorry lost control after brakes failed and crashed into another stationery lorry, which then rammed into the oncoming bus.
No passenger was unharmed in the incident and another dispatch bus was sent and passengers were able to continue with the rest of the journey safely.
Kitusuru MCA, Olando, Assaulted in The CBD
Kitisuru Member of County Assembly (MCA) Alvin Olando Palapala was assaulted on January 14, 2025, at the Nairobi CBD. The law maker was attacked by a group of about 7 men leaving him with injuries to his head, hand, and mouth.
The attack happened near the former Seamers Club, leaving him to seek treatment at Aga Khan Hospital where he was treated as an outpatient.
Olando, who is vocal about the corrupt practices within Nairobi City County, has linked the assault to his activism. His whistle-blowing touches on payment of bribes for building approvals which he has refused to comply with.
Fellow leaders led by Westlands ODM Youth Leadership, Evans Ochieng, Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai, have called the act “cowardice and condemned in the stringest terms possible.”
Morara Kebaso Decries Justice After State Harassment Antics
Morara Kebaso, a prominent political activist and lawyer, has taken to social media to lament on constant harassment by state operatives.
On January 16, 2025, Morara outlined his ordeal on X, accusing the government of singling him out and persecuting him for his political agenda.
Morara who is also Inject Party leader says one of the party’s vehicles had been confiscated without any explanation, legal complaint, or due process was not followed.
“In the last few weeks I have been hounded and tormented by the state. The INJECT vehicle continues to be held at Central Police Station without any booking, complaint or legal processing by the police. I have been investigated for doing legal business and earning a living. My freedom of expression is now being persued at Eldoret Law Courts by an agent of the President. I am followed, monitored and surveilled by unknown people. I have lost my joy, my appetite and friends who fear being persued by the state. But I continue to stand strong for my values. The values and principles of honesty, integrity and humility. Through resilience and consistency I hope to inspire young people to Step Up for leadership without fear. Ninaamini Itabadilika.” he wrote on his X account.
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