This archive report was first published on 10 August 2019.
On August 10, 2019, a 24-year-old passenger, Gerald Kimondo, lost his life after being thrown out of a moving matatu on Thika Road.
The incident occurred after a disagreement between the passenger and the conductor, Naphtali Fondo, 33, and the driver, Alex Gikonyo, 20.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) confirmed that the two suspects were arrested and taken into custody.
‘The matatu registration number KCC O21 A are in our custody following the death of 24-year-old Gerald Kimondo. The two, 33-year-old Naphtali Fondo and 20-year-old Alex Gikonyo, pushed the deceased from a moving vehicle causing his death,’ said DCI through a tweet.
This was not the first incident involving the same matatu, which was involved in a similar incident last year after its crew threw out 20-year-old Doreen Kinya, a student at Nairobi Institute of Business Studies (NIBS) college.
Ms Kinya succumbed to her injuries, and the bus was seemingly repainted and returned to the route.
Despite protests from residents, the bus and its driver were released on a Sh60,000 police bond and allowed back on the road.
