Photo of Salgaa accident that claimed over 30 lives December 2017[thestar.co.ke]
The National Transport and Safety Authority has denied claims that one of its officers was bitten by a snake.
Accordingly to reports on social media, an officer of NTSA who was hiding in the bush along Salgaa road to check on overspending vehicles, was attacked by a snake.
The Salgaa road had been declared a black spot hence acquiring a lot of attention from the government and the public.
The notorious highway of death had claimed over 200 lives in December 2017, with the latest one involving matunda bus sacco that left over 35 people dead.
The reports indicated that the officer died on his way to the hospital.
However, through their Twitter account, NTSA has rendered the reports false.
"That is not true. No NTSA officer has been attacked by a snake . We advise members of the public to ignore such rumors," posted NTSA.
This comes after president Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday,at the burial of three AIPCA bishops who died in a road accident, ordered the NTSA officer to leave the roads inspections to the traffic police and go back to the office.