NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 27 \u2013 The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has announced a nationwide crackdown on road safety as schools reopen this week for the second term, following a fatal road accident along the Mai Mahiu\u2013Narok Road.<\/p>\n
In a statement issued by Director General Nashon Kondiwa, the authority said Operation Watoto Wafike Salama<\/em> will be intensified across the country to ensure children travel safely back to school.<\/p>\n The move comes after a tragic crash in the Nairegia area along the Mai Mahiu\u2013Narok Road, where several people lost their lives after a vehicle reportedly lost control and collided head-on with another vehicle.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Authority takes this opportunity to condole with the families and friends of those who lost their loved ones in the tragic road traffic crash,\u201d said Kondiwa.<\/p>\n He added that NTSA is working closely with the National Police Service to investigate what caused the driver to lose control.<\/p>\n \u201cWe assure the public that we are working closely with the National Police Service to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances that led the driver to lose control of the vehicle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n With thousands of learners expected to travel this week, NTSA said a multi-agency team will carry out strict compliance checks on roads across the country.<\/p>\n \u201cA multi-agency team will heighten strict road safety compliance checks across the country and we urge all motorists to exercise the highest level of responsibility while on the roads,\u201d Kondiwa said.<\/p>\n The authority also called on parents, schools, and transport operators to make children\u2019s safety a top priority.<\/p>\n \u201cWe call on parents, school administrations, and school transport operators to prioritize the safety of our children during this period,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n NTSA directed all school transport providers to present their vehicles for inspection before transporting learners.<\/p>\n \u201cAll school transport operators are expected to present their fleets for inspection to confirm that the vehicles are mechanically sound and safe for transporting children,\u201d Kondiwa said.<\/p>\n The authority said findings from the Mai Mahiu crash investigation will help shape future road safety measures under the National Road Safety Action Plan (2024\u20132028).<\/p>\n NTSA has urged all drivers to be careful, avoid speeding, obey traffic rules, and help keep roads safe as the new school term begins.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 27 \u2013 The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has announced a nationwide crackdown on road safety as schools reopen this week for the second term, following a fatal road accident along the Mai Mahiu\u2013Narok Road. In a statement issued by Director General Nashon Kondiwa, the authority said Operation Watoto Wafike Salama […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139014\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}