Number of deaths on Kenyan roads goes up

The Director-General National Transport and Safety Authorty (NTSA) Francis Meja (left) displays some of the speeding testing equipment during the second phase of speed governor validation clinic in Naivasha. (Photo: Antony Gitonga/Standard)

The number of Kenyans who have lost their lives in road accidents in the last one year has increased, according to the latest figures from the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA).

The authority said this year alone, a total of 2,357 Kenyans have died compared to 2,251 last year, an increase of 4.2 per cent.