This archive report was first published on 9 January 2020.
On January 7, 2020, Kenya's athletics community was left in shock following the tragic death of Kenneth Njiru, a talented steeplechase athlete, in a road accident along the Nyeri-Nyahururu road.
Njiru, who was driving towards Nyahururu town, lost control of his car at the Equator area and collided head-on with a Toyota Land Cruiser heading towards Nyeri.
Three tourists in the Cruiser were injured and admitted at Nyahururu County Referral Hospital.
As a representative of Kenya, Njiru had participated in the 2018 Africa senior athletics championships in Asaba, Nigeria, competing in the men's 3000m steeplechase event.
The incident was confirmed by Nyandarua North police boss Timon Odingo, who stated that Njiru lost control of his car, resulting in the fatal collision.
