Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has directed the removal of all outlets selling wines and spirits at bus termini.
This is after receiving a report from the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) on the fatalities on Nairobi roads.
Speaking on Friday, Sakakja expressed concerns on the number of people dying on the roads due to alcohol abuse.
"In our stages and termini, madereva na touts wanakunywa sana.( drivers and touts are drinking a lot). The wines and spirits located at the stages, tutazitoa ( shall remove them)," he said.
The Governor ordered Tony KImani, Chief officer for Security to ensure that all wines and spirits around bus termini are cleared within seven days.
"Tony, you have my instructions to clear all those wines and spirits that have been converted to bars..Clear them from the termini completely. I'm giving you seven days to clear them," Sakaja added.
The Governor called on NTSA and Matatu Owners Association (MOA) to work together with his administration to put an end to the above menace.
He insisted that disorder in the county will not continue under his watch.
"We have lost loved ones due to recklessness on our roads because of alcohol and drug abuse. Nairobi is the capital city. We are working round the clock to ensure this," charged the Governor.
In addition, he announced that he will be having a meeting with the traffic department, all OCPDs, DCI officers, National Government Administrative Officers ( NGAO), ward and county administrators to ensure that the menace is addressed.
In its report, NTSA reported that at least 22,885 people were involved in road accidents last year.
NTSA said 4,324 died while the rest were left mostly with life-changing injuries.
At least 10,769 people were seriously injured and 7,792 were slightly injured.
This was an increase of 1,127 compared to 2022 where 21,758 people were involved in road crashes and 4,690 died, 9,933 got seriously injured and 7,135 were slightly injured.
NTSA report said pedestrians remain the most vulnerable road users with 1,591 of them having died in 2023 compared to 1,682 in 2022.
Also, NTSA had named Northern Bypass, Kenya’s most dangerous road.
In a report seen by the Star, the Bypass accounted for most accidents that occurred in 2022.
Despite not revealing the number of accidents on the road, Northern Bypass was followed by Kangundo Road, Mombasa Road, Outering Road and Thika Superhighway.
When the National Transport and Safety Authority launched the Northern Corridor and Nairobi County Route Hazard Mapping Report in 2018, it revealed that Nairobi has the country's highest number of dangerous roads.
Of the 273 accident blackspots countrywide, more than 70 or about a quarter are in Nairobi.
They include the Haile Selassie-Railway roundabout and Riverside Drive junction.
Others are the Landhies-Kamukunji roundabout on Landhies Road, the JKIA Airport turnoff, St Teresa junction in Eastleigh, the Burma footbridge on Jogoo Road and Blue Post Bridge on Thika Super Highway.
