President Uhuru Kenyatta.[Photo/PSCU]President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered all National Traffic and Safety Authority (NTSA) officers withdrawn from roads.

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Uhuru has said that the order will be applied with immediate effect.

President Kenyatta, speaking in Meru county Tuesday said traffic work will only be carried out by traffic police officers.

Uhuru's order comes amid increased road carnage in the country.

Uhuru was speaking at the burial of the three AIPCA bishops who died in road accident on December 30, 2017.

“Today the government is directing all NTSA officers on the roads to go back (to offices) and leave traffic duties to the police.”