List of 70 accident black spots in Kenya

A black spot sign in the Sachangwan area on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway in this picture taken on August 20, 2014. FILE PHOTO | SULEIMAN MBATIAH | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • There are more road crashes in the month of December compared with other months in Kenya.
  • Last year, 304 people died in road crashes countrywide.

December witnesses the highest number of fatal road crashes in Kenya compared with other months.

According to traffic police statistics, 304 people died in road crashes countrywide in December 2013.

Below is a list of the black spots in the country to watch out for while you travel this December:

North-eastern region
Garissa Madogo - KBC Station

Eastern region
1 Nkubu - Embu road, especially at Nithi Bridge.

2 Konza Junction to Salama

3 Mombasa Road at Chumvi area

4 Salama - Sultan Hamud road when descending or descending on Mlima Kiu

5 Emali Simba Market to Kibwezi

6 Mtito Andei to Tsavo River stretch

7 Nanyuki to Isiolo junction at Subuiga

8 Kithangathini at Machakos - Wamunyu road

9 Mlolongo - Small World Club – Junction to Namanga and Mto wa Mawe Bridge

Coast region

1 Tsavo – Maungu – Voi road

2 Maungu - Tsavo East Gate road

3 Mazeras-Miritini road

4 Kilifi - Vipingo road at takaungu

5 Kibarani - Changamwe Makande

6 Waa area at the Kwale-Matuga Junction

7 Navy Junction (Mtongwe Junction) along Lunga Lunga-Likoni road

8 Maji ya Chumvi road

9 Uwanja wa ndege

10 Maungu area

11 Ndii area

12 Malindi at Jiwe Tanga


Western region
1 Mbale - Vihiga road

2 Kakamega Chavakali road

3 Kakamega - Kisumu – Ilesi Museno road

4 Kakamega – Mumias – Makunga road

5 Kakamega - Webuye – Lubao, Kambi Ya Mwanza- Ejinya Corner- Malava Forest stretch

6 Bungoma – Eldoret – Chemoi road

7 Webuye –Misikhu road

Nyanza region
1 Awasi-Ahero road

2 Kiboswa-Kisumu road

3 Daraja Mbili - Bondo Junction

4 Oyugis - Katitu road

5 Migori - Kakrao road

6 Gucha Bridge

7 Kisii Township main road

8 Kisii Daraja Mbili

Central region
1 Kiganjo - Narumoru road

2 Kibirigwi - Sagana road

3 Limuru - Uplands section

4 Thika Blue Post - Sagana Bridge

5 Kiriaini – Muranga road

6 Nyeri – Nyahururu road

7 Makongeni area on Thika – Garissa road

8 Makutano-Embu road

9 Kiambu – Muthaiga road

Rift Valley region
1 Kinungi - Naivasha – Gilgil Toll station

2 Gilgil - Mbaruk section

3 Molo GSU camp - Salgaa

4 Salgaa -ADC Farm section

5 Timboroa - Burnt Forest section

6 Chepsir - Kipkelion Junction

7 Kericho - Litein road

8 Kericho - Kaitui section

9 Nanyuki Isiolo Junction

10 Nyeri – Nyahururu Wiyumiririe area

11 Kasambara area on Gilgil- Nakuru road

12 Narok- Maai Mahiu road

13 Kinyinyi area on Narok road

14 Katakala area on Mulot- Narok road

15 Sachangwan on Nakuru-Mau Summit road

CLICK HERE for the list of nine black spots in the Nairobi region.