The driver of Kilifi North MP Owen Baya is fighting for his life after being involved in an accident in the Roka area along the Kilifi-Malindi highway.
Omar Keah, 38, was driving to pick up the MP at the Malindi airport when the accident occurred at around 7:30 PM. He was driving a Mercedes S-Class belonging to the MP. Kilifi North Sub-county police commander Kenneth Maina confirmed the incident.
Maina stated that the MP’s driver rammed into a lorry that was heading in the same direction.
“The driver was driving towards Malindi. On reaching the scene of the accident, he bumped into a lorry while overtaking. The vehicle rolled several times and burst into flames. It was completely burnt,” he said.
According to Baya, he called the driver at 6 PM when he was boarding a plane in Nairobi.
“I was coming from Kisumu, so when I reached Nairobi, I called my driver to pick me up at Malindi airport. When I arrived in Malindi, I was informed that my driver was involved in an accident on his way to Malindi. He was rescued by good Samaritans who took him to Kilifi County Referral Hospital,” he said.
According to Baya, the car went up in flames after the driver was removed.
“He suffered a fracture on the right arm and is currently in the ICU. He is responding well to treatment,” he added.
