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The last few days have seen Kenyan roads registering an unacceptable number of fatalities. Relevant authorities have shared unacceptable reasons as to why road accidents are on the rise. Some actions taken to mitigate the accidents also leave a lot to be desired from a road transport safety perspective.
Where did the rain start beating us would be the befitting question to address our current challenges and provide mitigating frameworks. Let’s start by appreciating global benchmarks. First, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Status Report on Road Safety – 2015; 100 countries now use a 30-day definition for their official road traffic data.
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