I want to apologize and recall this post. I had picked the data from the NTSA website. Had a talk with an insurance guy who told me those figures are grossly understated. Gavin Bennett who runs a column in the Sunday nation had queried how the number had stagnated for two decades at the same figure of around 3,000.

Simply put, NTSA would want us to believe that introduction of bodabodas has had no impact on the number of accident fatalities. A red flag right there.

Secondly, Kenya ranks safest in Africa with 6.7 deaths per 100,000 population. Africa's average is 26.6. Europe's average is 9.3. Rwanda with their respect for law and order is at 21. Even in Europe we would be among the safest with our current record. Something doesn't add up here.

I have seen an unofficial figure of between 12000 to 13000. I prefer to trust this one.

In the meantime, hats off to NTSA and traffic dept. You need real conjones to pull off such a fraud for all these years. BTW it will go on for ever. Kenyans have a problem grasping numbers.

It should be disbanded. And I'll give you reasons from a quick dip-stick research some students took using social media.
NTSA mandate is not known nor respected by motorists.
There's misunderstanding and rivalry between traffic police and NTSA.
NTSA is undertaking a traffic oversight role that they are not trained nor qualify for.
This NTSA animal started off as one thing and has turned into some other creature.

I would rather we empower the police or come up with a special traffic police unit like a swot team for traffic than this confused NTSA that has tu-small green Peugeots loaded with men.

Sometimes, it's very expensive solving a problem the wrong way. What we need to reduce accidents and impunity on our roads is simply for IPOA to do its job.

It should be disbanded. And I'll give you reasons from a quick dip-stick research some students took using social media.
NTSA mandate is not known nor respected by motorists.
There's misunderstanding and rivalry between traffic police and NTSA.
NTSA is undertaking a traffic oversight role that they are not trained nor qualify for.
This NTSA animal started off as one thing and has turned into some other creature.

I would rather we empower the police or come up with a special traffic police unit like a swot team for traffic than this confused NTSA that has tu-small green Peugeots loaded with men.

Sometimes, it's very expensive solving a problem the wrong way. What we need to reduce accidents and impunity on our roads is simply for IPOA to do its job.[/quote

@2012.
IPOA? Independent Policing Oversight Authority to solve our problems on the road?

Sir,how so?

ohhh my...

President Kenyatta orders NTSA officers out of roads