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Transport Secretary Michael Kamau says the government will ban
night travel by Public Service Vehicles to reduce road accidents, hours
after the death of 41 people in Narok.
The directive was communicated through the Twitter handle for the Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government.
In the communication, Kamau said the government will sue ‘City to
City’ the bus company involved in the Narok Accident, because it didn’t
have a valid Transport Licensing Board (TLB) certificate.
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday warned that the government will
take stern action against owners and drivers of Public Service Vehicles
who flout traffic rules.
Speaking when he condoled with families of victims who died in the
Mai Mahiu-Narok road accident, Kenyatta said drivers and owners of PSV
must all take responsibility for their vehicles.
Thirty-three people were injured in the accident that occurred at
around 1am at Ntulele and were hospitalised at the Narok District
Hospital.
Kenyatta regretted that thousands of people continue to perish on the
Kenyan roads due to recklessness and irresponsibility of drivers and
the owners of the vehicles.
The Motorists Association in a statement asked for a ban on buses
travelling at night until strict vetting is put in place to check the
competence of drivers and also speed governors.
“To show seriousness of human life we call for a one month ban of
passenger bus travelling at night just like in Tanzania until stringent
vetting of drivers competence and fool proof governors are installed,”
the association’s chairman Peter Murima said.
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