[PHOTOS] Kenyans scramble for unga after lorry overturned

The loaded lorry overturned near Ole Sereni Hotel

In Summary

• The loaded lorry overturned on Mombasa Road near Ole Sereni Hotel just after the Southern Bypass, leaving bales of unga at the mercy of passers-by. 

• A man was scooping  oil at the scene after Kenyans rushed to take Unga.

A man collects baking flour after a lorry overturned along Mombasa Road on September 23, 2022.
A man collects baking flour after a lorry overturned along Mombasa Road on September 23, 2022.

Kenyans on Friday scrambled for baking flour after a lorry carrying the commodity overturned along Mombasa Road.

The loaded lorry overturned near Ole Sereni Hotel, leaving bales of Unga at the mercy of passers-by. 

A man scoops oil after a lorry carrying baking flour overturned along Mombasa Road, Nairobi on September 23, 2022.
A man scoops oil after a lorry carrying baking flour overturned along Mombasa Road, Nairobi on September 23, 2022.
Image: ANDREW KASUKU

Others went after the oil that was spilling from the car. A man was seen scooping  it as others focused on the Unga.

Women carry away baking flour that they collected after a lorry carrying the commodity overturned along Mombasa Road, Nairobi on September 23, 2022.
Women carry away baking flour that they collected after a lorry carrying the commodity overturned along Mombasa Road, Nairobi on September 23, 2022.
Image: ANDREW KASUKU

Women were seen carrying unga on their bags while others loaded them into sacks.

It was a scramble for the fittest as pedestrians and motorists carted away bales of unga.

A woman collects unga after a lorry overturned along Mombasa Road, Nairobi on September 23, 2022.
A woman collects unga after a lorry overturned along Mombasa Road, Nairobi on September 23, 2022.

In a video shared widely on social media, some boda boda riders were seen loading up unga on their motorbikes before speeding off.

People collect what remained after a lorry carrying baking flour overturned along Mombasa Road, Nairobi on September 23, 2022.
People collect what remained after a lorry carrying baking flour overturned along Mombasa Road, Nairobi on September 23, 2022.
Image: ANDREW KASUKU
People collect unga after a lorry overturned along Mombasa Road, Nairobi on September 23, 2022.
People collect unga after a lorry overturned along Mombasa Road, Nairobi on September 23, 2022.
Image: ANDREW KASUKU
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