NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 17 – A matatu driver accused of engaging in dangerous “manyoka” driving has been charged with causing the deaths of three people in a crash along Enterprise Road in Nairobi. Sammy Murigi Maina appeared before Milimani Magistrate Paul Mutai on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to charges arising from the June 3, 2026 accident involving an Isuzu minibus operated by Risen Sacco. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) said Maina was driving motor vehicle registration number KDU 887C at about 8pm along Enterprise Road, opposite KCB Bank, when he allegedly drove recklessly and dangerously, resulting in the deaths of Charles Brandy Wahome, Tamia Kalekya Nyambura and Edwin Kago. The prosecution alleges that Maina drove the vehicle in a dangerous manner commonly known as the “Manyoka” style, contrary to Section 42(3) of the Traffic Act. The DPP said the manner in which the vehicle was driven led to the fatal crash. “On 3rd June 2026 at about 8.00pm, along Enterprises Road opposite KCB Bank in Nairobi County, Maina, while driving motor vehicle registration number KDU 887C, an Isuzu minibus operated by Risen Sacco, drove the vehicle recklessly and dangerously, resulting in the deaths of the three victims,” the DPP said. The prosecution further alleges that Maina’s actions caused bodily harm to Eugene Ongundi and Domnic Mulwa. In addition to the three counts relating t...
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