A police officer involved in fatal accident involving a government vehicle in President William Ruto’s motorcade along Ngong Road in March this year has been formally charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

According to the charge sheet, it is alleged that on March 13, 2025, at approximately 12:30 PM, along Ngong Road near Adams Arcade in Nairobi County, Police Constable George Mwangi Maina, while driving a Toyota Prado bearing registration numbers GKB 790J/KCY 351H, operated the vehicle in a manner dangerous to other road users.

The vehicle struck a pedestrian, identified as 79-year-old British national Edgar Charles Frederick Riches, who succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

Constable Maina has been released on a cash bail of Ksh.150,000.

A British national has died in Kenya after being struck by a government vehicle that was part of the President’s motorcade.

Edgar Charles Frederick, 79, died on Thursday, 14th March 2025, following the incident as President William Ruto’s motorcade made its way to a public engagement in the capital, Nairobi.

The accident caused an outrage on social media as Kenyans questioned why the President’s motorcade drivers were driving at a high speed in a busy major road.

Videos shared on social media showed the victim lying on the tarmac with heavy bleeding on his head. The vehicle that hit him did not stop after the accident.

The presidential motorcade, often made up of dozens of vehicles, is driven in high speeds for security reasons, according to the police.

Police spokesperson Michael  Muchiri told the BBC that Frederick had been visiting Kenya to see his sister and nephew who are residents of the country.