The National Police Service (NPS) in partnership with the World Bank have piloted a high-tech accident tracking system in Nairobi County.
In a newsletter released by the NPS on Friday, April 29, it was revealed that Safe and Smart Kenya Transport would help the government identify accident trends on Kenyan roads further influencing government policies.
The police stated that the system would be launched in the coming weeks and rolled out to other counties.
Further, the NPS explained that the system would be helpful as it would help identify some of the hotspots along the roads.
"The application further provides important data on victims of accidents, and provides feedback on conditions of the road at the time of the accident," the police stated.
It was noted that the system will require traffic police to record details of an accident and input real-time data into the system.
"Different stakeholders will also receive real-time feedback on the road traffic accident. The geo-locations further help re-create the scene of an accident long after the crash has been cleared.
"Through Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping, it picks geo-code electronically and feeds into a platform that is in synch with interfaces shared by responders," the police stated.
In January, the government documented that 4,579 Kenyans lost their lives in road accidents in 2021.
The rising cases of road accidents have been blamed on reckless driving, drunk driving, and overtaking among others.
Most of the accidents were reported to have occurred during the festivities and times of high travel seasons such as back to school.
"By end of 2021, the country had lost 4,579 lives through avoidable road crashes, with 16,046 nursing injuries. Some of those who perished were students on their way home," Colonel (Rtd) Cyrus Oguna, the Government spokesperson stated.
