A section of Members of Parliament from both the National Assembly and the Senate have called for the disbandment of the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) after in imposed a night travel for all public service vehicles.
According to Minority Leader in the Senate Moses Wetangula, the authority should go for hindering Kenyans from traveling.
“NTSA must be disbanded. You can’t run a 24hr economy by curtailing workers’ travel. The world is on the move," Wetangula was quoted by the Nation.
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His sentiment was echoed by a number of legislators in the National Assembly who noted that banning night travel was not the solution to ending road carnage.
Gideon Mulyungi of Mwingi Central MP on his part stated that he will sponsor a Bill to disband the authority because of the many accidents that have occurred in the past few weeks.
“I wonder why Kenyans are still witnessing more road accidents despite the formation of NTSA.
“I will sponsor a Bill once we resume session to disband NTSA for failing to guarantee safety on our roads,” the Nation quoted the MP.
Other MPs calling for the firing of senior officials at the agency for failing to discharge the authority's mandate.
Meanwhile, NTSA on Sunday issued a ban on long-distance night travel for Public Service Vehicles (PSV's) following the Migaa accident near Salgaa that claimed 36 lives.
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In a statement released on Sunday, NTSA Director-General Francis Meja noted that their reports indicated that a majority of accidents occurred at night.
All travel operators were ordered to schedule their trips between 6 and 7pm.
