8 Years After the Karatu School Bus Disaster That Took 32 Young Lives, “We Still Remember”
First published in May of 2017
Reprinted in June 2025
Eight years have passed since the Karatu school bus accident, which killed 32 children, two teachers, and a bus driver, was one of Tanzania’s most catastrophic tragedies. The nation is still plagued by the memory of that fateful morning on May 6, 2017, which sank the country into grief and opened a permanent chapter of mourning in Tanzanian history.
