Kenya: Why the Nakuru-Naivasha Highway Remains One of Kenya's Deadliest Roads

Kenya: Why the Nakuru-Naivasha Highway Remains One of Kenya's Deadliest Roads

Long before the crash that claimed the life of former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo, the Nakuru-Naivasha Highway carried a reputation that motorists spoke of in wary tones. It is a road of movement and momentum -- trucks grinding up the escarpment, buses racing to beat dawn, private cars weaving through the Rift Valley -- but also a road of tragedy, where a single mistake can turn fatal within seconds.