- NTSA issued road safety guidelines targeting commercial drivers on major Kenyan highways
- The transport regulator conducted inter-agency compliance checks along the Malaba-Bungoma highway
- Improper overtaking and head-on collisions have been flagged as leading causes of fatal road crashes in Kenya
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The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has issued a fresh set of road safety directives aimed at commercial drivers, citing improper overtaking as a leading cause of deadly head-on collisions on Kenyan highways.
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The regulator made the announcement on Tuesday, October 27, through its official account on X.
Which directive did NTSA issue?
It urged commercial drivers to observe basic lane discipline and to stop endangering smaller vehicles while on the road.
"Commercial drivers: Keep left and maintain lane discipline. Share the road. Do not push smaller vehicles off the road," the NTSA posted.
The authority stressed that major fatal crashes on Kenyan roads have been linked directly to improper overtaking manoeuvres that result in head-on collisions.
By calling out commercial drivers specifically, the NTSA indicated that heavy vehicles remain a significant risk factor in highway fatalities.
Alongside the public messaging, the authority carried out inter-agency safety compliance checks along the Malaba-Bungoma highway, one of the country's busiest freight and transit corridors connecting Nairobi to western Kenya and Uganda.
What is NTSA pushing?
The directives come as Kenyan authorities ramp up enforcement measures ahead of the festive season, a period historically associated with a spike in road traffic and a rise in accident numbers.
Increased vehicle movements during public holidays have in previous years placed enormous pressure on road safety systems, prompting regulators to begin compliance campaigns well in advance.
Commercial vehicle operators, including long-haul truck drivers and public service vehicle crews, are among the primary targets of the heightened checks, given the scale of damage their vehicles can cause in collisions.
The NTSA's inter-agency approach to the Malaba-Bungoma corridor suggests coordinated enforcement involving multiple government bodies tasked with transport regulation and traffic management.
The authority has not specified the penalties for drivers found violating the outlined guidelines but has signalled that compliance checks will continue along major highways in the coming weeks.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
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