12 people were killed yesterday after two matatus they were travelling in were involved in an accident along the Machakos-Makueni highway. Eye-witnesses said the two vehicles, a minibus and a Nissan matatu, collided head on near Itumbule Primary School. Survivors who have been admitted at the Makueni District Hospital are said to be out of danger.
Nyasa Times "Minister of Women and Child Development Kate Kainja-Kaluluma has passed away in United Kingdom. “Indeed Hon Kate Kainja Kaluluma has died,” confirmed family friends in London. The 57-year-old minister was admitted to a North England hospital – York Hospital. Diplomatic sources at Malawi High Commission in London have said arrangements are being made to send her remains to Malawi. Kainja who was Dedza South West Constituency parliamentarian flew to United Kingdom for medical attention after a long-illness. She is survived by a husband, Emanuel Kaluluma and three children."