Along distance bus on the road. An example of those restricted from traveling at night. Photo|The Standard]
The Principal Secretary (PS) for Transport Paul Mwangi has revealed that the government is expected to do away with the imposed night travel in two weeks time.
According to the PS, the lifting of the ban will be executed in one place at a time.
Talks among road safety stakeholders seem to have come to fruition after weeks of transport stalemate experienced across the country stemming from the imposed night travel ban.
Speaking during a convention of the committee of the National Assembly on transport, PS Mwangi said that night travel should not be criminalized.
“We know that it is for the good of Kenyans that the government banned night travel. But we must not forget the contribution of the transport sector t this nation. Since the Matatu associations have decried the night travel citing loss in business, it consequently affects our very economy,” said Mwangi.
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) officials together with the traffic commandant Jacinta Kinyua accompanied the PS where they were put to task with questions regarding the Salgaa road carnage menace.
NTSA banned night travel for the long-distance Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) as a result of a series of road accidents on the roads across the country, especially on the notorious Salgaa blackspot.