Case to have NTSA back on the roads filed in court

An NTSA official records vehicles on the Keroka -Kisii route on February 19, 2015. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia and Inspector General of Police have been sued to have NTSA back on the roads.
 
A lobby group has moved to court arguing that National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) officers should be reinstated on all roads to tame rogue drivers during the festive season.
 
According to Road Safety Association of Kenya, there has been a surge of accidents and the numbers might go higher as people travel for festivities.
 
“As it stands, the number of deaths from accidents have proved to be more dangerous than the Covid-19 pandemic,” claims the lobby’s lawyer Jacob Auma.
 
According to him, there are at least 4,000 Kenyans who have perished in road accidents since January.
 
In 2017, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the immediate withdrawal of the agency's officers from the roads, leaving the enforcement of traffic rules to the police.
 
"From now onwards, NTSA officers will not be on the roads as the responsibility to enforce the traffic regulations lies squarely on the police," Uhuru said.