National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) have reported that more Kenyans have lost their lives in road accidents between January 1 and July 10 compared to the statistics of last year.
A report released by the agency divulged that more pedestrians have died this year compared to the same period in 2017, making them the most vulnerable road users.
According to the latest survey statistics, 515 have died as of June 12, 2018, compared to 497 who were killed the same time in 2017.
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Additionally, the number of motorcyclists who have died on the road his year has surpassed that of last year, with more than 203 cyclists dying by May compared to 173 who lost their lives by May 5, 2017.
331 passengers had lost their lives by April 16, 2018, making them the second most vulnerable group among the road users.
In total, by June 15, 2018, 1,391 people had died with 1,905 being seriously injured as a result of road crashes.
However, despite the many lives being lost in road carnage, it is not even among the three top causes of morbidity in Kenya.
According to World Life Expectancy report on Kenya's morbidity causes, the top cause of morbidity and mortality in Kenya is infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, influenza, pneumonia and tuberculosis.
Ranking second on the killer list are cardiovascular conditions including coronary heart disease, inflammatory heart, and rheumatic heart disease.
Cancer, which comes third in the list, is of numerous types including - oesophagus cancer, cervical, prostate, breast cancer, stomach cancer, oral and liver cancer.
The country has so far lost two leaders to cancer, Migori Senator Ben Okello who succumbed to throat cancer and Baringo South MP Grace Kipchoim who succumbed to colon cancer.
Legislators' move to declare cancer a national disaster is yet to bear fruit.
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