A drive Through the MOST DANGEROUS Road in Kenya||Is it a death trap?

[@evansndungu5916]

Corrections, This is the safest roads in Kenya. The drivers here are sober and extra careful not to roll over the cliff, and this is why there are less cases of accidents on this Mai mahiu stretch compared other parts like ntulele stretch. Here you cannot over speed leave alone overtaking .The meandering of the road and the trucks, Lazima uwe macho. Asante for this, your camera is awesome.

[@dolphine254]

Thanks Evans..feel free to join us for more

[@JayJay-lq4pn]

Actually Its very dangerous, during rainy seasons those rocks come rolling down towards the road, you don't wanna be there while it's happening...

[@bellini2535]

That's why they are extra careful, because they know it's dangerous. Common.

[@carennarotso3781]

Correct ,we're used t it

[@kelvinmuhoro1626]

I live in Mai mahiu and I can tell you for a fact that accidents on this stretch is a very common occurrence

[@sumitrapatel6457]

🕉🌹🙏. I was born in Kericho. This Road is my most memorable. Traveling to Nairobi via Nakuru and Navasa . Small church ⛪️ on the way ! Which was built by 🇮🇹 Italy along the with Road . One time as a little girl we were traveling on this Road during the night time we saw a Lion 🦁 on muddy hill. I will never forget that . Thanks We always bought 🍐’s and Basket 🧺’s along on the way .

[@musajumba559]

Imagine the most dangerous road in Kenya is between city cabanas interchange and Taj Mall rounderbout,less than a kilometre of strech but many pedestrian loss their life every year on that road.

[@whoopdewhoop7154]

True. Used to live in Embakasi. Hiyo area no tricky

[@magarematara8919]

That's the road i always use to my village when travelling from Nairobi.Mai mahiu-Narok-Bomet-Kisii.Remember it's literally the safest road because many motorists are very keen when driving there

[@AfroJamaican]

It’s beautiful. Thanks for sharing. I am looking to make Kenya my home on the continent.

[@panafrican.nation]

Nice. We want more Jamaicans coming. I've always wondered why Yendi Phillips has traveled to so many countries but not Kenya, the biggest consumer of reggae music outside the Caribbean

[@David_Owsnett]

I wonder if the answer would be to make it one way. Use this road to come up only. Then build another road to go down in a different place. Maybe to connect it to one of the bypassess so when its in the rift valley it is already low down on the floor.

[@kingjoshuamhuamk2559]

The road is being converted into a dual carriage from rironi to mau summit

[@derrickmutuma7185]

They should dual it.

[@David_Owsnett]

Thats great! But I still wonder if carelessness recklessness and overspeeding will happen on the down route. I also wonder if there is space to dual it without ruining the beauty of the road.

[@derrickmutuma7185]

@@David_Owsnett What do you mean beauty of the road?

[@derrickmutuma7185]

@@David_Owsnett They can cut the slope.

[@ShiftingNews]

Whenever I use this road, the question I always try to find out is "How did those people manage to construct this road through the thickets and steep slopes." The views of the Great Rift Valley are amazing but this road is dangerous for those who overtake aimlessly. Then when it decides to host lots of vehicle and you are forced to sit silently in the jam. Great video, We love your work

[@dolphine254]

Thanks brother for your feedback 🙏🏾 I just wish that one day the road will be dualled

[@esem135]

The jam is usually a result of accidents…reckless drivers..not a reckless road!

[@righttoknowwiththomas9178]

The road was done by thousands of Italian prisoners of war who were defeated in Ethiopia🇪🇹

[@eunicetago5526]

@@righttoknowwiththomas9178 si chinese?

[@trustvia2663]

Naughty Kenyans🤔🥰🥰💕hmm is this Rd dangerous my dia try to visit ug once again and use that road of south western Uganda going to Rwanda and see caves of roads,, they move meandering like a river especially after kabale to kisoro district entering Rwanda even there are other roads in western going to congo and another one still in south western Uganda btn rukungiri and kanungu districts and imagine I rarely hear accidents there 😊

[@David_Owsnett]

Its a wonderful road. I have driven it many times and been fortunate to never have an incident or accident.. The problem is overspeeding and carelessness.

[@dolphine254]

Motorists need to be careful

[@David_Owsnett]

The problem is that they are not careful. It can be seen even in your video.

[@lizzalore5777]

@@David_Owsnett and over lapping thats what usually cause accidents

[@ellenpaul678]

@@dolphine254 your overtaking in the beginning while blindly following a bus is questionable. It starts with you.

[@dolphine254]

@@ellenpaul678 noted

[@sallysally9820]

This is the road to my home, I use it atleast ince or twice a month. It's dangerous yes but at the same time it has great scenery, the sharp corners are scary and have costed many lives, esp speeding truck drivers or new drivers on the stretch to Maai mahiu. It's said to have been built by Italians in 1930s but since then it has never been expanded. If you're new to the road, 1. don't speed or overtake carelessly, there's lots of sharp bends. 2. Don't take your eyes off the road or else you'll find yourself in the ditch below. 3. Drive slowly don't try to be like the matatus, or trucks used to this road, take your time, arrive safe. 4. If you have enough time, stop at the selected view points and enjoy our beautiful escarpment beauty. 5. Just before you arrive to Maai mahiu, there's the smallest church in the country with only 12seats. Built by Italians in 1930, go there and give thanks you made it through. 😀

[@itskaharadavesnr]

Thanks for this very helpful information, it will complement in my research and documentary project for this section of Kenya road network considered one of the most dangerous to drive through. Cheers

[@margaretakola5068]

This road is very safe because it keeps one alert and careful. The straight roads is where drivers get careless. I am now in my 60s and this road is where i have travelled to and from my rural home

[@hassanliban6030]

Kenya is a beautiful country!

[@ondaratv]

From Limuru down to Mahi Mahiu! Epic. My mum always closed her eyes when using this road. She got scared so much!

[@dolphine254]

I also get scared especially drive next to escarpment

[@ondaratv]

@@dolphine254 yeah there's one sharp bend there, a single mistake n you'll be down there in the villages. Good one though. Niko nakufuata!

[@dolphine254]

@@ondaratv thanks

[@bongasasa3895]

I remember as a kid going to Congo in truck ya mzigo driven by my dad this road was scary and exciting at the same time! Loved it!

[@katumbaisa9395]

What I remember about this road is that around 2013 I traveled to Nairobi from Kampala but at this real place I piped through the Simba coach bus and I felt dizzy 👼so on my return journey never did I doze off not until we had to pay through out this place.

[@HapaTexas]

Kenya is so so beautiful. I drive trucks too in USA and driving down those steep grades is a nightmare for truckers.

[@nattyconqueror511]

Asante Kwa video Dolphine, kweli ni hatari ila sijawai tumia hii barabara

[@maishth]

all they need to do is build climbing lanes and dual the road in major townships

[@dolphine254]

Good idea

[@ToM-ht9oq]

Even President.Obama & Michelle Obama used that road when they came to KENYA for the first time in there early 20's back in 1988 . The photos are there in Archive.

[@dafalafahim1440]

I have heard of this road before in Kenya from the Ugandan friends who travelled there,it is so scary it looks like kyambura gorge or a section after Igara tea estate in Bushenyi western Uganda as u r heading to Kasese, the Kenyan government needs to expand it, because it has tourists n many other users

[@maggyshakiz9423]

safest road actually dear ones,,,,I grew up in maai mahiu and this is the best place to be in ,,,it's a busy road but rare accidents

[@tomm487]

My dad told us a story of how he and a friend he was driving on that road in the 80s and the car, an old Volkswagen, died on them. They pushed it to a gate and asked an old man to leave the car at his house. The man invited them in fed them and agreed to help. It took him six months to get the money together to go get the car and the old man welcomed him back no problems and refused anything in compensation. Every time we drove past there he would repeat that story with gratitude in his voice to a stranger who helped.

[@ubaachieng4668]

That story you are telling reminds me of how friendly , trustworthy and helpful I knew Kenyans to be. We still have remnants of those traits but I wish more effort would be put into bringing it all the way back. I feel sorry for any Kenyans who may never get to experience it.

[@tomm487]

@@ubaachieng4668 So true. There are remnants but they are getting fewer and fewer by the day. It is a sad state of affairs for sure.

[@panafrican.nation]

@@ubaachieng4668 We have short-sighted leaders to whose brains it would not occur that cultivating this spirit of togetherness is important, with even important economic implications

[@dennisnyambane8530]

My shortcut to my rural home in Kisii. Beautiful drive through Narok and beyond.

[@borniecul3930]

You must be enjoying your life so much traveling to all this places, may God always protect you..

[@dolphine254]

It's my passion to tag you along and show you places

[@arvindmorjaria2]

Yes, a familiar nostalgic once upon a time spectacular escarpment route from Nairobi to Nakuru despite little traffic then. Perhaps speed- limit cameras and road makings for safe distances between vehicles to allay hair-raising situations on the present road.

[@arvindmorjaria2]

I guess the dangerous section going down the escarpment has to be closed for 3/4 weeks to implement the safety measures. But worthy it, when it offers spectacular views of the Rift Valley - the cradle of Mankind.

[@edwin2963]

True very nostalgic reminds me when i was child travelling to Nakuru in our dads car

[@githupaul3280]

never will you ever try to be in a bus on this road.......... in your head you always see angels welcoming you with hymns and songs...weuh.....like the bus ahead of you😉

[@dolphine254]

😃

[@doreenkathure1799]

😂😂😂😂😂😂🙆🙆

[@SallieAndrea]

They need to make a strong barrier so that even if a car swerves it doesnt fall off the side and cause a bigger accident. Also reduce the speed limiy and ban overtaking

[@ubaachieng4668]

From the marking of the center line, overtaking is not allowed on certain sections but some drivers seem to be ignoring that solid line.

[@benk2353]

That road just needs an upgrade, first they need to find an alternative for the traders along that road, such a road needs no obstructions. There's a lot of room to have climbing lanes on that road and create pits, where if a truck loses control probably due mechanical failure then it can brought to stop at the pit stop. The view from that road is world class, thanks for taking the time to showcase the motherland.

[@chris-fv3ob]

Yes I have used this road. It's mainly for trucks and lorries heading to & from Msa.These trucks are not allowed to use the Kinungi section of the Nrb-Nkr highway. By the way I have been searching for the title of the first african song with a west African vibe that played at the start of this video.

[@bazukamimi5721]

Iyo barabara ni ya 1940s, imagine what Chinese could do if awarded the tender to restructure that road.They would do it fast with breathtaking views as compared to French who have not started yet.

[@ubaachieng4668]

Some things do not need to be tampered with. A KZbinr once show two sections of the same road done by Japan and China. If cost was not an issue, I would choose Japan anytime. The Chinese seem to be good at building something functional, not so good at beauty. Maybe it is only in Kenya that they may have been forced to do that because they are capable of doing both.

[@estherkerubo4734]

This is the road I always use whenever I go home the most safest road and I thank the drivers because they are ever careful and the accidents are rarely heard actually no accidents

[@bernardkanyumu2197]

the entire road should have steel safety grill

[@ogwess_]

Have you ever been to the subukia-laikipia road? Its steeper than this one

[@carstenkvistgaard6478]

I have used this road hundreds of times taking tourists to and from Masai Mara. I wonder why nobody mentions the trucks that make 90 % of the traffic. They are the reason why many drivers behave badly and irresponsibly and make the road so dangerous. It even happens quite often that tourists miss their flights. If the authorities could find a different way for trucks to get to Naivasha, nothing much would need to be done to it, apart from security rails and some view points where you are not harassed by souvenir sellers. In short, ban trucks from the road and it is one of he safest and most scenic roads in the world!

[@poppaul4646]

I think this road is only meant for heavy trucks only . Izi ndogo zinafaa kupitia kijambe

[@nellymboya]

Very beautiful scenery. Which camera do you use?

[@marieheiss6560]

Nice one😍😍😍😍,...Dolphine were you also overspeeding and overtaking!!!!??😳🤔

[@NyagazDXB]

Always love this road, kudos to the drivers for keeping us safe as we pass there .

[@Liberated_african]

Its exactly what makes Kenya beautiful

[@donahprince]

The point is, kenya has the best road networks in africa

[@hellenbett1119]

Unless you are reckless and u don't observe traffic rules; you can say it's dangerous. This is THE SAFEST ROAD AND MOST ATTRACTIVE sceneries. Most people visit Kenya just to have look at beautiful Rift Valley. Obey the traffic rules and be safe; that's the way it is

[@clemypatterson1076]

Used to live in Nakuru and Nairobi. There wasn’t all these shacks at side of road, remember the little church built by Italian prisoners, who. We’re building the road, is it still there?

[@nancykamotho7019]

Those rift Valley views are amazing. I have gone through that road a couple of times.

[@dolphine254]

Nice

[@marymaina4183]

The first time l went to narok iwent my eyes closed but escarpment is amazing so beautiful

[@lavoste007]

The road reminds me of mwatate- wundanyi road in taita

[@remase4841]

Hahaaa S - kind area (josa)

[@phyllisplays3811]

Oh yes,it's a beautiful road with beautiful views..

[@alonsobrazzel3011]

🇰🇪🕇👉 As long as I know that "MAI MAHIU ESCAPMENRT ROAD More than 50 YEARS AGO that Road used to be the ONLY ROAD to go to RIFT VALLEY or Masai Mara that time. 🇰🇪 As a TOUR GIUDE we used to STOP at the "ITALIAN CHURCH" which is Half Way through the ESCAPMENT. 👉🕇🏫That CHURCH was Built by the ITALIANS where they "USED TO PRAY".🛐🛐🛐 when they were building that MAI MAHIU Road where Many of them DIED building that Road.🕇 🇰🇪 - Many People has DIED on that MAI MAHIU ROAD . Let's PRAY 🛐🛐🛐to "GOD" that ONE DAY the GOVERNMENT will be able to "EXPAND" MAI MAHIU ESCAPMENT ROAD ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE TRAILER TRUCKS USING THE ESCAPMENT ROAD. 🇰🇪🇨🇦

[@dolphine254]

I also believe it will be expanded soon

[@ubaachieng4668]

Whenever I saw that small church, I knew we had reached Kijabe.

[@mrmachunteh1018]

I have been on that Viewpoint thrice in the last one year..Amazing place👌 Drivers need to be careful while using the route

[@chrisogonas]

I think the Mai Mahiu road is the most breathtaking route with such a picturesque Rift Valley scenery to go with it. Drive safe na kura ya Asimio 🙂😃 #INAWEZEKANA

[@FluteCheerios]

Do they ever plan on expanding this?! it's ABSOLUTELY a necessity!! Build a tunnel or something

[@lee81721]

I have used it twice and in both incidents I couldn't look outside the window cos of the cliff. It's a beautiful scenery though.

[@esem135]

A very beautiful and scenic road! More about dangerous drivers than a dangerous road! There would no incidents or accidents if people were not stupid..speeding, overtaking on bends, drinking under the influence etc!

[@dolphine254]

Thanks for your feedback

[@akambatv3760]

its a shame they allowed hawkers to build kiosks and block the riftvalley view,JUBILEE chaos evrwhre,kenya tourist authority sleeping on the job.Nothing dangerous here just careless driving compare that to hilly Italy and Monaco

[@njengamwaura3257]

Hey Dolphin I love your work,keep on keeping up.

[@SweetHomeDelights]

Enjoyed the video. Thank you for showing us around..

[@dolphine254]

Thanks for watching

[@bellini2535]

Have a look at the Gishiengo to Kijabe meanderer Dolphine. The one from the main Nakuru highway all the way down to Kijabe High and Kijabe Hospital.

[@dolphine254]

I will

[@pauloh.4133]

It might be dangerous but being cautious on the road should be prioritized.

[@dolphine254]

Yes

[@rosekimani4476]

Nairobi mai mahiu road. Always get scared of this corners.

[@omarjumaan3061]

Watching from jubeil KSA nice clip and good song too good job you are doing ,keep on doing good work

[@danielkaruga7770]

I used to drive from Nairobi through Mai Mai to Naivasha then Nakuru between 2012 to 2018

[@roykibet7151]

Mai Mahui is not as dangerous as you think...just traffic and big trucks. there are others. Go to Meru, ukifika Nithi hiyo mlima nisho if it's the same. Another one is as your heading to Narok town

[@deejaycheru]

I like what you are doing dolphin keep up going all over the country making documentary big up

[@dolphine254]

Thank you

[@anneluchera3896]

Which road is this?

[@bridgitb7650]

It's scary..whenever I use the road I don't close my eyes till I arrive in Naivasha...

[@danielmutonga1355]

I thought it's Subukia- nyahururu highway

[@wanderemaedie1235]

Iam watching from Uganda, when I saw you driving at the edge of the cliff my heart danced I imagined if it is on sad moment the car happen to rolled down the valley how many times could the vehicle summersault.🤔 I think Kenya national road authority should mark the speed limit and road signs to ensure no overspeeding and overtaking no matter what. 🇺🇬🤛🤜🇰🇪

[@Networth99]

Its just the camera zooming and panning, not the car.

[@edwin2963]

You are a timid fellow..that was just the camera zoom

[@danielkaruga7770]

The road is nice while driving Lory Not small cars, you'll waste alot of time if you're on hurry

[@FebineAwuor]

So dangerous should be included in dangerous roads documentary, Drivers should always be careful on this road. Not to overtake and also maintain speed limit.

[@FebineAwuor]

The view is so beautiful 💚💚💚

[@dolphine254]

True

[@advisorhonorables9984]

I would like to recommend you to do iten,tambach,kabarnet road

[@michae7884]

Exactly that road is very beautiful

[@philemonekina9320]

Safe and the most beautiful, its always the road of my choice. accidents are rare .

[@abdulmajidmanjothi4534]

Hoo yes it's beautiful but it's very dangerous road it needs some road guard s by the side s

[@stokitho]

The road is not dangerous ,its the drivers who are dangerous.

[@leonkituyi3935]

This is a great scenery

[@dolphine254]

Thanks

[@jackal6056]

It looks busy with only one lane each way which makes overtaking difficult, people are bound to get impatient and make stupid decisions. That's the biggest danger i see with the road, beautiful landscapes nonetheless.

[@Lynetamimo]

But you are overtaking very dangerously on some corners😳😳

[@winrosechepkirui7980]

This road is very safe.I use it frequently

[@NathanMuli-f1n]

This is the safest road. All what is needed is discipline. Try descending kamatira

[@domnicmwango269]

The road is so narrow,busy with many trucks

[@frankangira9265]

Beautiful Rift Valley views via Limuru - Mai Mahiu road.. are you on a matanga convoy?.,, I see a red ribbon on your side mirror😀😁

[@dolphine254]

Unfortunately yes 🤭

[@eddysasa]

This reminds me I recently did a video along that stretch and filming is quite something since you have always be on the lookout.Wait until rocks start falling on the road from the cliffs😅😅I think something needs to be done since it's also an attraction site for tourists.The rails at sections of the viewpoint are also in a bad state it's high time🙏

[@henry2767]

my two cents suggestion on how to make the road safer is...YOU guys should stop overtaking on continuous yellow line and on corners.

[@derrickmutuma7185]

Ni pesa haitoshi lakini tunneling would be the ideal solution. Create a dual highway through the hills. Ama iwe expanded to a dual road.

[@dolphine254]

Thanks for your response

[@hostshopafrica]

Very beautiful road and sceneries. However the users of the roads are dangerous. More especially your driver Dolphine. There is a reason why there is a continuous yellow line around bends. You can hardly see an on coming vehicle, but he or she races to overtake. That's what we call dangerous driving with little regard for the traffic highway code.

[@dolphine254]

Noted

[@paulotieno581]

Dolphine I love your work as always

[@dolphine254]

Thanks

[@frederickmwaurah7590]

Correction. The most scenic road in Kenya. If it's dangerous no one would be driving through it.

[@wahavundla2830]

Forget the road, build a tunnel! And yes, I’ve been on it.

[@vincentnyongesa2479]

CHECK..NITHI BRIDGE IN tharaka nithi, meru.

[@itskaharadavesnr]

The section was modified to curb overspeeding and careless overtaking, its been ages since a serious accident happened there. Same case as Salgaa section heading to Western and Nyanza counties

[@munaelmimohamed9912]

The afternoons is better the mornings is so foggy is hard to see who's ahead or next to you

[@sha-diy1810]

your driver was overtaking on restricted continuous center yellow line...endangering u on a dangerous road...he is more dangerous than the road take care

[@dolphine254]

Noted

[@gretchensanders302]

Disagree, this road is safe. The road I find very dangerous is the stretch between Machacos and Nairobi. Speeding, very risky overtaking.

[@alexmulaku7530]

Vinci Concessions will soon upgrade this road as part of the Nairobi - Nakuru - Mau Summit Road Project. Sanity is on the way (no pun intended).

[@obiladaniel732]

I have never been in this place before, but what am seeing here, this road is not dangerous as such, the escapement is not very scaring as such in terms of being very deep,may b the camera didn't capture it well

[@peterokalo9632]

Beautiful views 👌🏽👍🏽

[@kenkenny254]

Mnajifanya hamuoni...gari iko na red strip kwa side mirror...ilikua mazishi nini?

[@rkemboi24]

Drivers are the biggest hazards in Kenya. That overtaking is quite risk averse. Then they always vote in leaders who dont see road accidents as a matter of priority. Rails along that escarpmnet are a no brainer.

[@njengakanja6038]

It is a very safe road, you just need to be disciplined. Why are you overtaking carelessly and ignoring the yellow line?

[@africaisourbusiness2972]

Your driver was not very careful, you don't overtake on the continuous yellow line, and you don't overtake when the front vehicle is also overtaking and blocking your clear view of the incoming vehicle. Just basic of driving

[@bellini2535]

No idea. Sitting down and relaxing.

[@ubaachieng4668]

That is not the most dangerous road! it is the most dangerous to careless drivers. That is be the road that should be driven on at the slowest pace. I see drivers overtaking in section where it is not allowed. The drivers are the ones who have made so. Just like they may end up doing the Nairobi expressway. The beautiful scenery says relax, slow down and enjoy. No need to rush.

[@chaltonesendi5155]

It's dangerous but fun 😅💯

[@roaming7232]

You’re very wrong. That’s not the most dangerous but the most Scenic. The most dangerous would be Kitale West Pokot heading to Mariah pass

[@kevinnyakundi438]

Also the one for Kerio Valley it has sharp bends too

[@eliasmwale5616]

Hi how are you ,i you sure this is the most dangerous road in Kenya ?

[@wyclifeotieno3147]

Why are you Kenyan bloggers not playing Kenyan Music ?

[@dolphine254]

Most of the musicians don't want their songs to be played..copyright

[@wyclifeotieno3147]

@@dolphine254 But we have traditional music