Assistant Inspector General of Police Charles Owino on Wednesday stated that the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) should not interfere with the work of the officers.
His sentiments came a day after President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered the body off Kenyan roads, adding they should leave the enforcement of traffic laws to police.
Owino also read from a similar script while speaking during an interview on Citizen TV where he assured NTSA that police would still work together with them.
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"NTSA has a role to play in policy making but it is not supposed to enforce laws and regulations.
"NTSA and the police should still work together to ensure the policies are implemented," he remarked.
On the rising number of accidents on Kenyan roads, Mr Owino promised to work towards ensuring sanity was restored though he warned that it would come at a cost.
"This is impunity and I hope the police will now have enough space to work on the roads. The actions to be taken will be punitive and Kenyans must bear with the consequences," he added.
Elsewhere, eight family members died on Tuesday evening in an accident along the Nyeri-Nyahururu road in Nyeri town.
They died after a matatu they were traveling in rolled several times at Kianugu area on Nyeri-Nyahururu road.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the eight individuals were from a burial ceremony.
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