Police at the scene of accident.
Thirteen teachers remain hospitalised following Saturday’s accident after an out-of-control matatu ploughed into a group participating in KUPPET branch elections outside City Primary School.
The tragedy occurred when the CBD-bound matatu from Limuru Road reportedly lost its brakes, leaving the driver unable to control the vehicle.
It veered off course and rammed into the unsuspecting teachers gathered outside the polling venue, overturned and rested on its side.
In an update after visiting some of the injured at Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi on Sunday, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba said 13 of those initially admitted had since been treated and discharged.
He confirmed that one teacher died at the scene, while another succumbed to injuries in hospital.
“Twenty six of them were injured, 13 of them were treated and discharged and we have 13 in various hospitals in Nairobi,” he said.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) said all medical bills resulting from the hospitalisation will be fully covered by the Social Health Insurance (SHA).
"SHA is completely covering all the medical bills that are going to be inccured," TSC national chairperson Jamleck Muturi said.
Three of the teachers are receiving treatment at the Aga Khan hospital, eight at Nairobi West hospital, one at the Kenyatta National Hospital and one at the AAR Kiambru Road.
Ogamba said one of the teachers at Aga Khan hosipital underwent surgery while the other two are in High Dependecy Unit (HDU) but in stable condition.
He wished the teachers quick recovery and conveyed a message of condolence to the bereaved families, pledging full government support during the mourning period.
Education CS Julius Ogamba, TSC chairperson Jamleck Kamau, acting TSC CEO Evaleen Mitei and KUPPET SG Akello Misori visit teachers at Aga Khan hospital following Saturday's accident in Ngara, January 1, 2026. /MoE
The accident coincided with another in Nyeri county that claimed the lives of two learners who were travelling in a bus carrying 25 learners.
The CS called on motorists, particularly drivers, to be extra careful on the roads to avert more road fatalities, especially of learners.
"We have lost a lot of lives, not just the teachers, not just the learners but across the country," he said.
Latest data from the traffic department of the National Police Service (NPS) indicate that January recorded an 11 per cent surge in road fatalities compared to a similar period last year.
The NPS reported 854 accidents, slightly up from 850 crashes during the same period in 2025, resulting in 398 deaths, compared to about 358 deaths recorded during the same period last year.
The NPS said the surge highlights a deepening road safety crisis that demands urgent action from motorists, pedestrians and law enforcement agencies.
“We are deeply concerned about the rise in road fatalities this January, and we are intensifying enforcement to protect all road users,” said NPS Traffic Department liaison officer Boniface Otieno during an interview on NTV’s Fixing the Nation on Friday.
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