Act decisively to curb increasing accidents

The wreckage of a Matatu involved in an accident after colliding with a trailer at the Ngata Bridge area along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway on April 9, 2024. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The National Transport and Road Safety Authority (NTSA) data paints a grim picture of the situation on Kenyan roads. In recent weeks, there has been an alarming increase in accidents that continue to claim lives. The data shows that in the last three months alone, accidents have killed 1,213 people. This represents a 5.8 per cent increase from a similar period last year.

The time has come for the government to move past rhetoric and act decisively to reverse this disturbing trend. To make a difference, however, requires the active input of not just the government, but stakeholders in the transport sector and citizens as well.