ROAD SAFETY

Three months since the year began this has been the situation on the roads, traveling from one destination to the other has turned out to be a nightmare for many.

Road accidents across the country have claimed over 1,000 lives between first January and first April this year, according to the data from the National Transport and Safety Authority.

The statistics are an increase compared to last year, with a record of a thousand more Kenyans being injured on the roads, including passengers and pedestrians.

Speaking on April 4, Cabinet Secretary for Roads, Transport and Public Works in Kenya, Kipchumba Murkomen said recklessness in terms of driving and failure to maintain vehicles were the leading causes of accidents in the country.

“And the only way ,it is not enough to have police and the NTSA on the road doing Crackdown , it’s important to apply and deploy Technologies for instant finding, the good news is that in the PPP department is working on almost done with procurement for an investor, who will come with a PPP model ,we will put speed cameras on the road and you will be getting your fines on your phone directly, directly you will find you what is called instant fining, that way I believe in the fullness of time we will reduce Road accidents, this accidents, and if you look at it a lot of it is about recklessness in terms of driving and failure to maintain Vehicles”

Disturbed by the trend now slowly turning into a normalcy, NTSA, the National Police Service and the Matatu Owners Association, have begun a sport check across the country targeting drivers operating with expired licenses and insurance.

The decision to intensify compliance checks comes as part of a comprehensive strategy to address the root causes of Road accidents and enhance Road Safety standards Nationwide

Speaking on April 4, Cabinet Secretary for Roads, Transport, and Public Works in Kenya,

Kipchumba Murkomen said recklessness in terms of driving and failure to maintain vehicles were the leading causes of accidents in the country.

“And the only way ,it is not enough to have police and the NTSA on the road doing Crackdown , it’s important to apply and deploy Technologies for instant finding, the good news is that in the PPP department is working on almost done with procurement for an investor, who will come with a PPP model ,we will put speed cameras on the road and you will be getting your fines on your phone directly, directly you will find you what is called instant fining, that way I believe in the fullness of time we will reduce Road accidents, this accidents, and if you look at it a lot of it is about recklessness in terms of driving and failure to maintain Vehicles”

In March, different road accidents hit the headlines, with the main one that got many shocked involving a Kenyatta University bus that collided with a trailer, claiming the lives of 11 students

 Last week 33 students were involved in an accident with one dying on the spot, the same week another accident occurred at Salama  area leaving 11 people dead,  a family lost six members from the accident .