Kisumu Coptic roundabout demolished ahead of 26 crash victims’ mass burial
By Cy Muganda, August 16, 2025The Coptic roundabout along the Kisumu-Kakamega Highway has been demolished following a tragic accident that claimed 26 lives.
Pictures seen by People Daily, on August 16, 2025, show a section of the roundabout covered with mounds of dirt and scattered debris, which now stand as a stark reminder of the crash.
The images depict the roundabout partially blocked by piles of earth, preventing motorists from using it.
This comes as the families of the victims are currently attending the mass burial of their loved ones at Nakki Primary School.
Relief support
In a statement posted on his Facebook account on Thursday, August 15, 2025, Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o, who had joined the grieving families as they prepared to take their loved ones home for burial from the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital morgue, said the county observed a moment of silence.
He further announced that he had donated Ksh1 million to the families on top of another Ksh1 million donated by ODM leader Raila Odinga.
“To support the affected families, I have donated Ksh 1 million, which is in addition to the Ksh 1 million donated by Rt. Hon Raila Odinga,” Nyong’o said, adding that bank details and account numbers would be published in newspapers for anyone wishing to contribute to the relief efforts.
Tragic accident
On August 8, 2025, a bus carrying 61 people who were relatives coming from a funeral in Nyahera, Kisumu West sub-county, and were en route to Nyakach, was involved in a devastating road crash along the Kisumu-Kakamega Highway.
According to a statement from the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH), which received all the victims, 19 bodies were brought in directly from the crash scene.
The remaining victims, including a male child, died while receiving treatment, bringing the total death toll to 26.
“Staff at JOOTRH moved swiftly this evening to receive and save the lives of survivors from a tragic road accident that occurred at the Coptic roundabout area along the Kisumu-Kakamega road,” the hospital reported.