A driver was on Wednesday, November 11 charged with causing the deaths of four people by dangerous driving along the Nairobi–Mombasa Highway.

Rashid Ahmed Ismail was charged before Senior Principal Magistrate Simon Kimani with the offence brought against him under Section 46 of the Traffic Act, Cap. 403, Laws of Kenya.

The court heard that the the offenses occured on June 1, 2026, at around 6pm.

On the fateful day, the court heard, the accused was driving motor vehicle registration number KDD 319B, a Toyota Voxy, in the Mwembeni area along the Nairobi–Mombasa Highway in Samburu Sub-County, Kwale County.

He is alleged to have driven the vehicle on the public road in a manner dangerous to the public, having no regard to all the circumstances, including the nature, condition and use of the road and the amount of traffic on it.

Further, prosecution alleged that he failed to keep to his proper lane while overtaking other vehicles, resulting in a head-on collision with an oncoming motor vehicle, registration number KCM 744S, a Nissan X-Trail.

The collision caused the deaths of four people, each forming a separate count in the charge sheet.

In the first and second counts, Ismail allegedly through reckless driving caused the deaths of Richard Nyamai Mwaniki and Richard Nyamai Mutia, respectively.

He was further charged with second and third counts, in which he allegedly caused by dangerous driving the deaths of Zahara Chebet Ahmed and Khalid Kirruto Ahmed, respectively.

The accused pleaded not guilty to all four counts.

The prosecution did not oppose his release on bond but urged the court to impose stringent conditions to ensure his attendance during subsequent court proceedings.

The court released him on a bond of KSh150,000.

Magistrate Kimani directed that the matter be mentioned on 17th December 2026, for pre-trial directions.

The prosecution is expected to line up more than 10 witnesses and rely on documentary evidence to prove its case beyond any reasonable doubt against the accused person.