Police in Kikuyu Sub-County have threatened to impound unroadworthy vehicles as they are the major contributors to road carnages experienced in the area.
Speaking on Tuesday in her office, Kikuyu Police Station Base Commander Inspector Elizabeth Wakuloba said many lives have been lost on the road because of cars that are not suitable to be on the road in the first place.
"Unroadworthy vehicles include cars which have headlights that do not function, faulty brakes, cracked wing mirrors, worn out tires, seatbelts that do not fasten and a faulty exhaust system among other things that make a car not worthy to drive," said Wakuloba.
Inspector Wakuloba said that a day does not go by before an accident involving pedestrians, bodaboda operators and even personal vehicles is reported in her area of jurisdiction.
She said these cases can reduce if the owners of the car carry out proper maintenance and checks on their vehicles to ensure no life is put at risk.
“Do not drive unroadworthy vehicles because you know you have money which you will use to bribe your way out of the law. Anyone caught driving a faulty vehicle will be arrested and charged in court,” said Wakuloba.
She also warned police officers against receiving bribes or engaging in any form of corrupt activities stating that they will be fired and prosecuted.
The officer noted that Public Service Vehicles (PSV) operators should consider the lives of the people they are ferrying to different destinations by stopping operation if they notice anything wrong their vehicles instead of being money oriented.
Wakuloba advised residents to be keen when purchasing second hand cars as upon arrest the new owners usually say they were not aware as they recently purchased the car from the original owner.
She reiterated that everyone should work together for the common cause of wiping out the scourge of road carnages by taking it upon themselves to stop driving cars that do not meet the set standards.