Ndenderu residents in Kiambaa constituency, Kiambu county have urged the Kenya National Highs Authority (Kenha) to erect speed bumps and footbridge along the Ndenderu-Limuru road to curb road accidents.
The residents who on Thursday held prayers at Ndenderu for five people who perished in an accident along the road on Sunday last week complained that the road has no speed bumps.
The locals said that cases of accidents were common along the road.
“The Kenya National Highway Authority should urgently erect speed bumps along this road to address the rising cases of accidents,” said Kimani Mwaura, a resident.
Mr Mwaura observed that at least two cases of accidents are reported every week.
The residents also urged the Kiambu government to expand the road.
They said that expanding the road will create space for motorists.
“The road is narrower and motorists often compete for space especially the drivers of long transport vehicles,” said Stephen Karuga, a bodaboda rider.
The residents conducted cleansing prayers on the road citing it as a black spot.
Kiambaa MP Paul Koinange urged the Kiambu government to improve state of roads.
He said that poor state of roads had contributed to rise in accidents.
The MP also called on police to crackdown on motorists who flout traffic regulations.
On Sunday last week five people died along the Ndenderu road after a lorry driver carrying sand lost control and rammed into multiple vehicles.
The manhunt for the driver who escaped after the accident is still on according to Kiambu OCPD Johnston Lyambila.