Kisii County Governor, James Ongwae, has warned enforcement officers against using spikes and ropes to stop moving vehicles and motorbikes in Kisii town and other parts of the county.
He instead told them to report any case of rowdy motorists to the relevant authorities for a step to be taken against them.
Speaking on Thursday at Kisii cultural center during a public engagement in county development review, Ongwae said there would be a monetisation bill to be discussed in the county assembly, that would enable motorists make a payment of tax annually.
He asked the MCAs to fasten to have the bill enacted into law so that it can solve issues of tax and other requirements between the county government and transport sector.
“Spikes and ropes is an old way of dealing with ignorant motorists. It’s wrong for one’s tire or wheel to be burst because they have declined to adhere to transport rules. We will also have a monetisation bill whereby motorists will be processing and renewing the transport requirements for a year not daily as its happening now,” said Ongwae.
He was responding to questions raised by bodaboda operators who complained of being harassed by enforcement officers.
According to one of the motorists, Joshua Onderi, who operates in Kisii-Menyinkwa road, the officers, put the lives of the passengers at risk by bursting the wheels because it can cause an accident.
“These officers throw spikes recklessly even when we have committed minor mistakes. They eventually haul the vehicles to the county headquarters and after clearing the charges we have no one to replace the wheels and therefore we end up incurring an extra expense,” said Onderi.
He appealed to the government to order the officers to use proper mechanisms in handling of ignorant cases instead of using spikes.
On the other hand, Governor Ongwae accepted there is a challenge in parking in the town, but promised to work on the issue to see vehicles have enough parking space.