Tag: road safety
Kenyan female bikers share experiences on campaigning for road safety
Drink-driving, ignoring traffic rules and poor roads claim thousands of lives in the region, every year.
It is for...
Anxiety as cops told to send fresh handwritten applications for traffic...
There is disquiet in the police service after officers who had been shortlisted to attend interviews at the police pavilion in Nairobi...
Dusit hotel attack forces second major shake up at NTSA
The National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) has once again announced major shake-up of its staff across all levels, months after its staff...
Motorcycles remain top killer on roads despite safety drive
They have no doubt become convenient. From helping commuters to beat lengthy traffic jams in urban areas to manoeuvring difficult terrain and...
Behaviour change in Kenyans will help reduce carnage on roads
In December 2017, almost 250 people died as a result of accidents in Kenya, prompting the President to withdraw National Transport and Safety Authority...
Safety on our roads depends on more than Michuki rules
November 18 will be the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
The United Nations says this year’s theme is “Roads have stories”.
Kenyans will...
NTSA surrenders Sh165 million equipment, road safety enforcement function to police
Police have officially taken charge of road safety enforcement function after the transport authority handed over Sh165 million worth of equipment.
The hand over follows...
Motorists to Pay Ksh. 21,000/- Fine for Stalled Motor Vehicle on...
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has introduced new regulations that will force motorists, whose cars stall on the road, to pay more...
Smart Licence to Track Bad Drivers and Improve Safety
Drivers who frequently commit traffic offences are more likely to be punished, pay high premiums and lose their licences under a new smart card...
Drivers Beware, Someone Is Watching You
"If you think you can endanger the lives of passengers and imagine you can get away with it, think again" is the message that...
Why NTSA should go back to drawing board on road safety
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If a speed gun caught a motorist doing 180km/h and before the road block he/she causes an accident killing himself and others,...
Road safety is more than fines and yellow spikes
All motorists will welcome the return of a procedure which enables them to admit making a mistake, receive a “ticket”, pay a fixed fine.
In...
PSV Owners Reject Speed Device Firms
Matatu owners want to be given a free hand on where to buy speed governors instead of being restricted to five vendors approved by...
Car Bomb Hits Armed Convoy
At least eight people were killed on Thursday when a car bomber rammed a convoy in Somalia's northern port of Bossasso, a region harbouring...
13 passengers die, scores injured as bus overturns
Thirteen people died in a road accident in Kitui County when the bus they were travelling in rolled 15 kilometres from Mwingi town along...
Transport systems set for boost
The government is considering ways to improve transport systems such as inter-linking roads, rail, sea and air.
It is also planning to cede some of...
