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Police must bear share of blame for road accidents

Traffic commandant Samuel Kimaru was being economical with the truth when he blamed the police failure to curb road accidents on poor funding.

To their credit, the Members of Parliament were not convinced but instead placed the blame back on the shoulders of corrupt police officers who allowed over-speeding, over-loading and rampant disobedience of traffic rules. Poor road design is also responsible for some of the accidents.

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