2017:THE YEAR OF HIGH NUMBER OF ROAD CRASHES
Kenya loses an average of 3,000 lives through road accidents annually, placing it among countries with the highest road carnage globally.
As a result, the government, through various players, has tried to put mechanisms in place to reduce these incidents.
This started in 2014 with the introduction and publication of the Legal Notice No. 23 in the Kenya Gazette which outlines guidelines on management of public service vehicles.
The legal notice spells guidelines for night travel, a requirement that PSVs form saccos, and for long-
distance trucks to be fitted with a fleet management systems.
It also states that PSV operators employ staff on contract and bold display the names of the Saccos or companies which their vehicles are registered.
These measures were aimed at making the PSV operators can take full control of their businesses, a move that NTSA said will instil discipline in the sector.
However, the recent happenings where dozens of people have been killed and scores injured leaves a lot to desire on whether the regulations helped.
Most notable in 2017 was the accident involving Nyeri Governor Wahome Gakuru who died on November 17 after a guard rail sliced through his official car near Kenol, Murang'a county.
Just as Kenyans welcomed the December festive season, popular secular musician Weldon Cheruiyot perished in a road accident alongside his five dancers.
Two days later, 17 people perished in another grisly road accident at the Sachangwan black spot, a day after 20 others died at Kamukuywa bridge in Bungoma county.
As a result, the government, through various players, has tried to put mechanisms in place to reduce these incidents.
This started in 2014 with the introduction and publication of the Legal Notice No. 23 in the Kenya Gazette which outlines guidelines on management of public service vehicles.
The legal notice spells guidelines for night travel, a requirement that PSVs form saccos, and for long-
It also states that PSV operators employ staff on contract and bold display the names of the Saccos or companies which their vehicles are registered.
These measures were aimed at making the PSV operators can take full control of their businesses, a move that NTSA said will instil discipline in the sector.
However, the recent happenings where dozens of people have been killed and scores injured leaves a lot to desire on whether the regulations helped.
Most notable in 2017 was the accident involving Nyeri Governor Wahome Gakuru who died on November 17 after a guard rail sliced through his official car near Kenol, Murang'a county.
Just as Kenyans welcomed the December festive season, popular secular musician Weldon Cheruiyot perished in a road accident alongside his five dancers.
Two days later, 17 people perished in another grisly road accident at the Sachangwan black spot, a day after 20 others died at Kamukuywa bridge in Bungoma county.
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