This archive report was first published on 24 August 2021.
Located on the Eldoret-Malaba highway, the Kaburengu junction is a bustling roadside market where traders sell a variety of goods to passengers and motorists.
However, the market has gained notoriety as a blackspot in Western Kenya after claiming many lives in grisly road crashes.
On August 24, 2020, eight people were crushed to death at Kaburengu after a truck rammed a 14-seater matatu that had stopped to pick up passengers at the blackspot.
Thirteen people suffered serious injuries in the accident.
On December 22, 2018, a fuel tanker hit a 14-seater matatu, killing 12 passengers at the same spot.
Another accident on March 5, 2014, claimed the lives of four pupils from Chimoi Primary School and two other people.
The pupils were approaching the school gate as they headed home for lunch when a fuel tanker suddenly hit a tractor on the road.
The tractor overturned and crushed the pupils to death.
Residents have urged the government to come up with measures to minimize accidents on the busy highway.
"We have had very many people losing lives in this area even with the available flyover at Kaburengu," said Joseph Juma Sindani, the chairman of Kaburengu market traders.
He attributed the high number of accidents at Kaburengu to reckless driving and the design of the flyover.
Motorists have also complained about a gang that targets trucks transporting goods, robbing them at night.
Security officers have been mobilised to patrol the highway at night to curb the activities of the gang.
