Kilifi North MP Owen Baya’s driver is fighting for his life after being involved in an accident on the Kilifi-Malindi Road near Roka.
Omar Keah, 38, was heading to Malindi airport to pick up the MP when the accident occurred at 7:30 p.m. He was driving the MP’s Mercedes S-Class. Kenneth Maina, police commander for Kilifi North Sub- County, 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.
