HILLARY BETT


According to the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), Saturdays were the most dangerous day of the week to travel in Kenya in 2023, in data released by the agency.

More than 780 lives were lost through road crashes, which was a decrease compared to 819 in 2022.

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Sunday followed by 778 deaths compared to 896 in 2022.

Mondays had 566 fatalities, Tuesdays (469), Wednesdays (521), Thursdays (531), and Fridays (645).

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Compared to 2022, 656 fatalities were recorded on Monday, Tuesday (551), Wednesday (557), Thursday (527), and Friday (669).

The data as seen by the Star also reveal the non-visibility period from 1800 hrs to 0759 hrs accounted for 63.5 percent of road crashes in 2023.