Death on Kenyan road record slight drop

Police Commissioner in charge of operations in the traffic department Mary Omari with boda boda operators in Naivasha during a campaign on safe driving. She challenged them to wear helmets to reduce accident fatalities. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

The number of fatal accidents in the country has dropped slightly according to the latest data from the department of traffic.

According to the department, the numbers of those who have died between January and now stand at 1,279 against 1,293 in the same period last year.