The National Traffic and Safety Authority (NTSA) has called upon motor race organisers to ensure they put all necessary safety measures in place to ensure safe competitions.
On Sunday, the authority's Secretary General Francis Mejja said that the safety of all involved parties ranging from the journalists covering the event, spectators, and even the drivers should be paramount considering the speed at which the vehicles are usually driven at.
This comes shortly after a photojournalist was killed by a speeding race car. Anthony Ndungu Macharia was knocked by Robert Gow's race car while trying to retrieve his camera and tripod from the track during the 6th round of Kenya National Autocross Championship at the Jamhuri Park racetrack and was pronounced dead while receiving specialised medical attention at the Karen Hospital ICU.
However, race car accidents have not been common with most car accidents being as a result of drunk driving.
The organisers have been also told to put bars to prevent people who are not participating from going too close to the tracks to prevent any such like incidents in the future.