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Leaders talk tough on accidents but no action taken

People at the scene of an accident where a bus crashed and killed 56 people at Fort Tenan, Kericho, yesterday. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The death toll of yesterday's accident surpasses that of August 2013, when a bus veered off the road in Narok, killing 41 people.

At the time President Uhuru Kenyatta said public service vehicle owners would be charged alongside the drivers since they should always ensure their vehicles were well maintained.

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