Audio By Vocalize A boy hikes a lift on a moving oil tankeralong Obote road in Kisumu on November 26, 2020. [Denish Ochieng, Standard] Accidents and incidents in the petroleum sector cost Kenya’s economy more than Sh197 million in direct losses between July and December 2025. According to statistics analysed by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), 83 percent of these accidents occurred during the transportation of petroleum products. These losses translate to consequences that extend far beyond the consignor and the consignee. They ripple across communities and public systems, revealing a shared vulnerability that demands collective responsibility. Accidents involving…