- The government has issued statement on road safety following a series of accidents that have claimed numerous lives during this festive season
- The statement, published on Tuesday, December 19, warns that speeding drivers will lose their licenses, killer motorists will be charged with murder, and drivers who cause non-fatal crashes will redo the driving test
- The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has been directed to categorize all Public Service Vehicle (PSV) Saccos based on their road safety records. Those with poor records will be de-registered
- This latest directive comes in the wake of public outcry over increased number of road accidents that, according to NTSA, have killed 180 people during the month of December 2017 alone
The government has issued joint statement on road safety following a series of accidents that have claimed 180 lives in the month of December 2017. The statement, published by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) on Tuesday, December 19, outlines a raft of drastic measures that the government will take as it moves to restore sanity on the roads.
According to the statement, over-speeding drivers now risk losing their licenses. Killer motorists will be charged with murder. And drivers who cause non-fatal crashes will be compelled to redo the driving test.
NTSA has also been directed to categorize all the Public Service Vehicle (PSV) Saccos based on their road safety records. Those with poor records risk being de-registered. “NTSA has been directed to categorize PSV SACCOS and companies based on their road safety records. SACCOS with poor records will be de-registered,” the statement reads.
This latest move by the government comes in the wake of public outcry over increased road accidents that have claimed numerous lives during the month of December 2017. The NTSA puts the number of those who have perished in road related accidents at 180 as from December 1, 2017 to-date.
Previous reports by Tuko.co.ke show that nearly 200 Kenyans have died in various fatal road accidents across the country. The most recent accident reported took place on Monday, December 18, along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway in Sachangwan. The accident left eight people with serious injuries, two of whom are said to be in critical condition.
Among the most disturbing accidents reported by Tuko.co.ke also happened at the notorious Sachangwan blackspot along Nakuru-Eldoret highway on Tuesday, December 12, and left 32 people dead.
NTSA has been on the spot over the increasing number of road fatalities, with some Kenyans accusing the Authority of causing the accidents. They have denied such allegations.
