Clergy want Webuye-Kitale highway expanded

The wreckage of a tractor that was involved in an accident earlier this year, killing five people at Maliki in Bungoma county along Webuye- Kitale highway.  [File, Standard]

Religious leaders in Webuye East and Webuye West, Bungoma County, have urged the national government to fast-track measures aimed at reducing accidents along the Webuye–Kitale highway.The clergy were reacting to a recent crash along the busy route that claimed at least 15 lives.

Speaking at Lugulu, Webuye Pastors Fellowship chairman Salim Ali Wanyama called on the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) to expand the road and install adequate signage to enhance safety.