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Curbing road accidents is a collective responsibility

Sachagwan road accident that claimed over 30 lives in December 2017

Focus has been on the Nakuru-Eldoret Road on which a lot of lives have been lost through road accidents. In December alone, the menace of accidents on this road in the space of a few days has sent the country reeling in shock. The accidents have dampened December’s celebratory mood across the country.

Public outcry following the December 12 accident at Sachang'wan involving 13 vehicles in which 17 people died after another seven had died on the same road on December 9 galvanised the Government into action. Roads Principal Secretary John Mosonik said Sh500 million had been set aside for the construction of a dual carriageway and the erection of bumps to contain accidents.

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