Gov’t to Install Cameras on Kenyan Roads to Curb Increasing Accidents

Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has announced plans by the government to curb the increasing number of road accidents in the country.

Murkomen said on Saturday that part of the measures includes installing cameras on all busy roads and those that are notorious for accidents. 

“With the cameras, we will be able to do instant enforcement as it will capture rogue drivers who are overspeeding and overlapping,” he said.

The cabinet secretary similarly said plans are underway to privatize vehicle inspection companies and have them distributed countrywide.

“The business of car inspection is going to change. We will get investors who will in turn ensure there are branches countrywide and have all the vehicles inspected,” he added.

Murkomen noted that the country currently has only five vehicle inspection centres, which has made it difficult for the government to ensure that all vehicles operating on the road are roadworthy.

“The Ministry has tabled the regulations to Parliament and we will soon advertise,” he said.

At the same time, Murkomen urged passengers using Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) to be alert and take action if the vehicles they have boarded are driven carelessly.

Murkomen spoke in the wake of Thursday’s accident along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway involving a Pwani University bus that left 17 people dead.