NAIROBI, Kenya — The Kenya Police have confirmed their intention to summon the driver involved in the highly publicized road rage incident featuring Kibra Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Orero and CNN International Correspondent Larry Madowo.
The confrontation, footage of which quickly went viral online, has garnered widespread attention and social media commentary.
Speaking to a local television station on Friday, October 10, 2025, Traffic Commandant Fredrick Ochieng stated that authorities are currently in the process of tracing the vehicle involved in the incident.
He explained that once the car’s registration number is verified, the person driving the vehicle at the time of the altercation will be called in for questioning, after which appropriate measures will be taken.
Ochieng detailed the procedure, asserting: “If we happen to get that clip, then we will get the registration number of the vehicle, and after getting the registration number, we will summon whoever was driving that particular vehicle at that particular time for questioning, and then action will be taken,” Ochieng said.
The Commandant also disclosed that in a separate, yet similar, incident, a vehicle bearing a diplomatic number plate was reported driving against the flow of traffic. He revealed that subsequent investigations established that the vehicle was not, in fact, an official diplomatic car, but was illegally utilizing a diplomatic plate.
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Ochieng confirmed the ongoing investigation into this misuse: “As I am speaking with you now, there is a diplomatic vehicle that had been sent to us moving in the wrong direction, opposite direction. It so happened that the car was not actually a diplomatic vehicle. It was a diplomatic number plate that was used in a vehicle which was not diplomatic. We are still pursuing that matter,” he said.
The central road rage incident erupted during a tense traffic standoff. The viral video shows MP Orero’s vehicle driving on the wrong side of the road, while Madowo’s car remained correctly positioned in its lane and refused to yield, leading to a sharp confrontation.
As Madowo began recording the situation on his phone, MP Orero, who was seated in the passenger seat, aggressively instructed the journalist to take the footage to President William Ruto.
The MP’s driver further escalated the brief but fiery exchange. Despite the provocation, Madowo maintained his composure, responding firmly before the MP’s vehicle eventually drove off, with the driver shouting insults as the two cars separated.
