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Thirteen teachers remain hospitalized following Saturday’s matatu accident outside City Primary School, which occurred during KUPPET branch elections.
The incident involved a CBD-bound matatu from Limuru Road that reportedly lost its brakes, causing the driver to lose control.
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The vehicle veered into a group of teachers gathered outside the polling station, overturned, and came to rest on its side.
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba, after visiting some of the injured at Aga Khan Hospital on Sunday, confirmed that 13 of the 26 initially admitted have since been treated and discharged. He added that one teacher died at the scene, while another passed away in hospital.
“Twenty-six were injured; 13 have been discharged, and 13 remain in various hospitals in Nairobi,” Ogamba said.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) assured that all medical costs for the hospitalized teachers will be fully covered under the Social Health Insurance (SHA).
“SHA is fully covering all the medical bills that will be incurred,” TSC national chairperson Jamleck Muturi confirmed.
Currently, three teachers are receiving care at Aga Khan Hospital, eight at Nairobi West Hospital, one at Kenyatta National Hospital, and one at AAR Kiambru Road. At Aga Khan, one teacher underwent surgery, while the other two are in the High Dependency Unit (HDU) in stable condition.
Ogamba expressed condolences to the families of the deceased and wished the injured teachers a speedy recovery, assuring full government support during the mourning period.
The tragedy occurred alongside another accident in Nyeri County, where two learners died in a bus carrying 25 students.
The CS urged motorists, especially drivers, to exercise caution on the roads to prevent further loss of life.
“We have lost many lives, not just teachers or learners, but across the country,” he said.
Data from the National Police Service (NPS) traffic department show an 11 per cent increase in road fatalities in January compared to the same period last year. The NPS recorded 854 accidents in January, slightly up from 850 in 2025, resulting in 398 deaths compared to 358 deaths in the same period last year.
The NPS described the rise as a deepening road safety crisis, calling for urgent action from drivers, pedestrians, and law enforcement agencies.
“We are deeply concerned about the increase 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.
