Bus driver charged over fatal Awasi crash that killed two TUM students
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A bus driver has been charged with causing the deaths of two Technical University of Mombasa students in a road accident that occurred on August 7, 2026, along the Ahero-Awasi Highway in Kisumu County.
Jotham Murumba Wanjala was charged with 12 counts, including two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, leading to the deaths of Evance Odiwour Otieno and Rooney Owek Gakumba, contrary to Section 46 of the Traffic Act.
He also faces 10 counts of driving without due care and attention under Section 49(1) of the Traffic Act, relating to injuries sustained by 10 passengers in the accident.