The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and Road Safety Association officials teamed up on Monday, November 7, and announced a crackdown ahead of the festive season.
Speaking while at the Eastern bypass, the officials stated that motorists who will be caught speeding will lose their number plates.
“I want to urge the drivers to be on the lookout. No one should be caught speeding as we approach the festive season. Remember that the required speed is 110KM/HR for the small vehicles and 80km/hr for the rest of the vehicles,” he added.
Echoing the words of Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, they insisted on the proposed move that will see motorists' licenses revoked if caught repeatedly flouting the law.
Murkomen had noted that plans were in high gear to re-introduce instant fines where motorists would be tracked by cameras mounted on roads and notified via SMS immediately after an accident occurs.
They also added that officers will be issued with body cam jackets as a move to fight corruption.
“Every officer will have a bodycam jacket so that every action can be recorded. If he fines a driver who was caught in the wrong the amount recorded by the jacketcam is the same amount that will be deposited to the government,” he stated.
Commenting on the state of the roads, the officials stated that the Eastern bypass will be re-designed as it is in a bad state.
They also proposed to have a service lane on the same road since public vehicles have been a major cause of accidents as they pick up and drop off passengers on the main road.
“We want the road re-designed. We recently experienced an accident that cost six lives because of the PSVs picking and dropping passengers on the road,” he added.
In the accident that occurred at the Eastern Bypass near Kamakis and cost the lives of six people, it showed that one of the vehicles involved in the crash had turned upside down while the front end of the 14-seater matatu was left in the wreckage.
Speaking exclusively to Kenyans.co.ke, Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) Director General, Silas Kinoti affirmed that the Eastern Bypass is an ongoing project that will be completed in January 2023.
"First thing we need to understand is that the Eastern Bypass. It's an ongoing project that will be completed by January 2023. Hence we will be engaging with various stakeholders to assess and see what we can improve."
