Rescue workers load the wreckage of the car that was involved in an accident along Raila Odinga Road in Nairobi, killing three occupants. [Benard Orwongo Standard]
Road crashes have claimed at least 2,150 lives in Kenya in the first six months of 2026, translating to an average of about 12 deaths every day, according to the Kenya Red Cross Society.
The humanitarian organisation has warned that if the current trend persists, the country could record at least 4,400 road deaths by the end of the year, raising fresh concerns over road safety and the effectiveness of measures being implemented to curb fatalities.
Speaking during a roundtable meeting with journalists, Natasha Lulia, road safety focal person at the Kenya Red Cross Society, said the figures were alarming and required a shift from responding to crashes after they occur to preventing them.
"It is imperative for us to look at road safety as a whole. We can take a more proactive approach to this, and be less reactive," she said.
The Red Cross said counties along the Northern Corridor are among the most affected, citing Nairobi, Kiambu, Mombasa, Nakuru and Kisumu as areas that have recorded high numbers of fatalities, crashes and serious injuries.