As we draw closer to the festive season, the number of accidents keep increasing by the day even after the government reintroduced the Michuki rules meant to restore sanity on the Kenyan roads. Despite the move by Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i and Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet to try and curb road carnage, more people continue to lose their lives on the roads.
One person was today killed and 7 others injured after an accident involving a bus and a tanker on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway. According Nakuru OCPD Samuel Obara, the bus was coming from Eldoret to Nairobi while the tanker was headed in the opposite direction when the two vehicles collided head on at Ngata area causing a huge traffic snarl up.
Medical Superintendent at the Nakuru Level Five Hospital Joseph Mburu told Citizen Digital that those injured are responding well to treatment.
On December 9, two people died and 13 others were injured after a matatu collided with a lorry at the Mau Summit area on the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway.
Two weeks before that, another three people were killed following an accident at Poa Place, few meters form Eldoret town. The accident involved a 14-seater matatu heading to Eldoret from Nairobi and a lorry.
Police have cautioned drivers particularly those of public service vehicles to be cautious during the holiday season.
What do you think is the reason road accidents in Kenya hit an all time high during the festive season?