State must act to tame frequency of road accidents

Kenyan roads have become notoriously dangerous. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says in its 2013 Global Status Report on Road Safety that the annual official figure for road traffic deaths in Kenya stands at 3,000 but adds that the figure could be as high as 8,500.

Many of the accidents that kill or maim thousands are not recorded for lack of adequate reporting mechanisms. Last Saturday, three people died at the notorious Sachangwan area after a lorry rammed into a school bus belonging to St Patrick's Secondary School Iten, causing multiple other accidents. The dead were reported to have been in a public service vehicle that veered off the road after being hit by another vehicle.