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According to NTSA data deaths from road crashes increased this year as compared to last year.
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NTSA data between January 1 to March 20, revealed that 1,026 lives were lost from road crashes.
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The National Transport and Safety Authority has detained several pedestrians for what they termed as failure to use footpaths and footbridges designated for them.
"This morning, several pedestrians who failed to obey traffic rules were detained," NTSA said.
"Pedestrians must use available footbridges, walkways and other designated crossing points to ensure their safety."
NTSA on Tuesday said pedestrians must also obey traffic rules.
To avoid any inconveniences, NTSA urged pedestrians to observe traffic rules.
According to NTSA data deaths from road crashes increased this year as compared to last year.
NTSA data between January 1 to March 20, revealed that 1,026 lives were lost from road crashes.
This means that fatalities as a result of road crashes have increased by 7 per cent compared to 956 that were lost in 2023 within the same period.
Pedestrians led in fatalities at 384, compared with 323 recorded last year.
Motorcyclists followed recording 242 deaths marking a slight decrease compared to 262 in 2023.
In 2024, at least 225 passengers lost their lives in road crashes compared to 170 in 2023.
Some 77 drivers lost their lives in road accidents. This is a decrease compared to 94 in the same period last year.
Pillion passengers recorded 82 deaths compared to 93 witnessed last year.
This year, only 16 pedal cyclists have died from an accident within the period under review compared to 17 recorded in 2023.
Last week Thursday, Interior CS Kithure Kindiki appeared before the National Assembly Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding the enforcement of traffic laws to enhance road safety.
Kindiki revealed that the Police Traffic Department has been undertaking various interventions to curb the crashes.
"In line with our mandate, the Kenya Police Traffic Department continues to carry out planned and impromptu operations targeting public service vehicles," he said.
The CS revealed that every two weeks in a month, the department in collaboration with NTSA carries out joint enforcement exercises.
From the exercise during the same period, Kindiki reported that drunk driving was identified as a cause of road traffic crashes.
By use of breathalyzer, 1,086 drivers were arrested and charged before court for drunk driving in the same period.
The Interior boss revealed that enforcement exercises target motorcyclists who don't abide by the law.