Saturdays were the most dangerous day of the week to travel in Kenya in 2023, data released by the National Transport and Safety Authority shows.
780 lives were lost through road crashes which was a decrease compared to 819 in 2022.
Sunday followed by 778 deaths compared to 896 in 2022.
Mondays had 566 fatalities, Tuesdays (469), Wednesdays (521), Thursdays (531) and Fridays 645.
Compared to 2022, 656 fatalities were recorded on Monday, Tuesday (551), Wednesday (557), Thursday (527) and Friday 669.
The data as seen by the Star also reveal non-visibility period from 1800 hrs to 0759 hrs accounted for 63.5 percent of road crashes in 2023.
The majority of the fatalities occurred between 6 pm and 8 pm where 466 deaths and 462 deaths were recorded respectively.
June 2023 was ranked as the most dangerous month where 439 fatalities had occurred from road accidents.
December recorded 423 deaths, March (389), January (379) and August with 372.
In 2022, July was the deadliest month recording 487 fatalities, followed by December (441), January (433), August (423), and February (375).
November was the safest month in 2023 with 292 deaths as a result of road accidents compared to 312 in 2022.
At least 22,885 people were involved in road accidents last year.
NTSA said 4,324 died while the rest were left mostly with life-changing injuries.
At least 10,769 people were seriously injured and 7,792 were slightly injured.
This is an increase of 1,127 compared to 2022 where 21,758 people were involved in road crashes and 4,690 died, 9,933 got seriously injured and 7,135 were slightly injured.
