Fresh and chilling survivor accounts have intensified scrutiny of the January 5, 2026, Greenline bus tragedy along the Karai–Naivasha highway, where a head-on collision claimed 10 lives and left dozens injured. At the heart of the storm is a disturbing allegation: that the bus driver was drunk, chewing miraa, speeding recklessly and ignoring desperate pleas from passengers long before the fatal impact.
A Nation Africa report published on January 6, 2026, quotes survivor Duncan Kirui, who boarded the ill-fated bus in Bungoma County, describing a terrifying journey from the outset. Kirui said the driver appeared intoxicated, openly chewed miraa (khat), drove at excessive speeds almost immediately, and turned hostile when passengers questioned his behavior. Most alarming, Kirui claimed the driver briefly dozed off behind the wheel and brushed aside repeated requests to slow down or stop and rest.
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