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Threats from authorities and steep fines will never end road accidents

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The wreckage of Kapsabet Boys High School bus involved in an accident at Patkawanin along Marigat-Kabarnet road, in Baringo county on March 16,2024. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The number of deaths arising from road accidents in Kenya poses a huge crisis. Data from the 2023 economic survey shows that 4,690 deaths were reported on Kenyan roads in 2022. This number is likely to be surpassed this year going by statistics from the National Transport and Safety Authority which has recorded 649 road deaths in the first two months of 2024.

A lot has been said about the causes of accidents. Drivers have been blamed for speeding beyond the prescribed limit. Pedestrians too have not escaped censure for crossing busy roads carelessly.

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