A Nissan matatu involved in a road accident. The Ministry of Transport intends to put in place strict measures. [Photo/Businessweekly]
Stakeholders in the transport industry have today, Tuesday met with the number of deaths from road accidents hitting an all-time high in the past two weeks.
In a meeting led by transport CS James Macharia and Interior Security CS Fred Matiang’I the involved bodies have agreed to work together to ensure there is sanity on the roads again.
Among measures that they have agreed to put in place to curb the rising number of road accidents include expanding of major roads that have become blackspots.
“In terms of the medium terms, from next year, we shall be duallling the 10-kilometre Salgaa stretch from February next year, the designs have been completed,” said Macharia.
“We shall also be having specific points where we will be checking the breaks’ temperatures for the tracks, and if the temperature is beyond the limits, the tracks will be taken off the roads,” he added.
His remarks come at a time where more than 100 people have lost their lives on the Salgaa stretch, which has become a death spot.
“We can do all these things, but it is the discipline or lack of it, which are causing the accidents that we are having. It also goes back to areas of licensing, which we will also look into from next year,”
“So if you are flagged, and upon being determined that you continue flouting the law, your license will be withdrawn,”