Governor Charity Ngilu in a past event. She has blamed NTSA for rising road accidents in the country. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]
Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu has blamed the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) for the increasing road accidents in the country.
Ngilu argues that NTSA has not done enough to tame accidents that she said are taking away innocent lives.
Speaking to journalists at her Kitui office on Monday, the governor accused the transport and safety authority of laxity in taming accidents.
She said that while the authority may have good policies to tame accidents, enforcement remains a major problem that is to blame for the carnage.
Ngilu said that Kenyan roads have been turned into slaughter 'house' adding that urgent mitigation must be done to tame the accidents.
“The NTSA should pull up its socks and invest more in road safety public awareness in order to reduce the accidents,” she said.
Ngilu said that a lot of money has been pumped into the transport sector adding that relevant agencies must work together to ensure Kenyans are educated on road safety.
The governor while condoling with families and victims of road fatal road accidents urged road users to exercise caution especially this festive season.
The governor said that adherence to the traffic laws will help curb the accidents. The Kitui governor also appealed to the national government to improve the state of roads and ensure they have correct road signs.
NTSA has been under criticism over the rise in road accidents.
Eighteen people died on Sunday night along the Thika- Garissa highway after a Nissan matatu they were traveling in collided head-on with a lorry at Ngoliba.
Loss of lives has also been witnessed in a series of accidents along the Nairobi-Nakuru-Eldoret highway especially Salgaa and Sachagwaan in the recent days.
The National transport and safety authority has defended itself against blame for the rising accidents saying that majority of the accidents are as a result of human error.