Mombasa Deputy Governor Francis Thoya among other leaders during the release of Mombasa Road Safety Report 2025 on September 28, 2026 / HANDOUTMombasa recorded a 15 per cent decline in reported road traffic crashes and serious injuries in 2025 compared with the previous year, according to the Mombasa Road Safety Report 2025.
The report was released by Mombasa Deputy Governor Francis Thoya, with support from global health organisation Vital Strategies through the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS).
Thoya said the findings showed progress following efforts to reduce road deaths and injuries but called for sustained action from stakeholders.
“Sustaining this progress will require renewed commitment from all stakeholders. I therefore urge the National Police Service, the National Transport and Safety Authority, county departments, development partners and all other stakeholders to mobilise the resources and collective action needed to further strengthen road safety, particularly along the high-risk Mombasa–Nairobi and Mombasa–Malindi corridors,” Thoya said.
Thoya said the county would continue working with BIGRS and other road safety partners to reduce road deaths and make roads safer for residents.
The report identifies the Mombasa-Nairobi Road, Mombasa-Malindi Road, Makupa Causeway, Likoni-Ukunda Road, and Port Reitz-Airport Road as the five leading fatal-crash corridors.
Two- and three-wheeler users accounted for 44 per cent of reported road deaths, while pedestrians accounted for 37 per cent.
Men accounted for 86 per cent of reported fatalities, while deaths and serious injuries were frequently recorded among people aged between 30 and 39 years.
The report found that the highest number of deaths occurred following crashes on Saturdays, with fatalities frequently associated with crashes occurring between 4 am and 6 am and between 8 pm and 10 pm.
Mombasa Deputy Governor Francis Thoya, among other leaders during the release of Mombasa Road Safety Report 2025 on September 28, 2026 / HANDOUTMombasa County Traffic Officer Antony Nyongesa said the findings would help strengthen evidence-based enforcement, public awareness campaigns and infrastructure improvements.
He said the findings would enable authorities to focus interventions on locations, road users and times associated with the greatest risks.
“This report is an invaluable resource for guiding evidence-based enforcement and strengthening our collective response to road safety challenges. While enforcement remains central to our mandate, road safety cannot be achieved through enforcement alone. Sustainable improvements require strong partnerships, safer road engineering, continuous public education, informed planning and close collaboration among all stakeholders,” he said.
Regional Technical Advisor for Africa on Road Injury Surveillance at Vital Strategies Raphael Awuah said the report provided data that could guide targeted road safety interventions.
“This report provides a detailed, data-driven analysis of road traffic crashes, deaths and injuries recorded in Mombasa in 2025,” Awuah said.
He said the report identifies vulnerable road user groups, crash patterns and high-risk locations, providing evidence to guide policy decisions and infrastructure improvements.
The county said it is implementing road safety measures through mass media campaigns, journalist training, capacity building for enforcement officers and infrastructure improvements designed to accommodate different road users.
A post-campaign survey found that speeding remained the leading perceived cause of crashes, cited by 84 per cent of respondents.
The survey also found that acceptance of speeding was declining, while 77 per cent of respondents supported a 30km/h residential speed limit and 71 per cent supported lower speed limits near pedestrian areas.
Mombasa continues to participate in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety, which supports road safety policies, infrastructure improvements, connected cycling networks and efforts to reduce dangerous speeding.
Despite the reported decline, 84 people died in road crashes in Mombasa County in 2025.
The report cautioned that the 15 per cent reduction should be interpreted carefully, noting that a single year of change does not necessarily indicate a sustained trend.
It called for continued monitoring and consistent data over time to determine whether the gains can be maintained.
The report also underscored the need for sustained action to protect vulnerable road users and address risks along Mombasa's most dangerous road corridors.
