Africa-Press – Kenya. Speeding and overloading of goods and excess passengers are some of the traffic offences that are likely to land you in trouble this December. In a massive crackdown to begin immediately, motorists operating at night without valid travel licences and those without valid PSV licences are also targeted.
Announcing launch of a road safety initiative aimed at averting road accidents, Interior and National Administration CS Kithure Kindiki said police will receive the necessary support to enforce it.
“I have given the Inspector General my personal assurances and those of the government to enforce safety on the roads,” Kindiki said.
Other offences that police will be enforcing are drunk driving, unlawful lights on motor vehicles, contravention of licensed public service vehicle routes and delayed removal of stalled vehicles. The campaign, he said, aims at reducing “unacceptable high road fatalities”
Kindiki who addressed the press jointly with his Roads counterpart Kipchumba Murkomen urged motorists and other road users to fully comply with the relevant traffic requirements to avoid being caught by the law.
“These rules must be observed in their entirety by all,” he said. The CS said NTSA will also work with other state agencies to ensure effective implementation of the exercise.
“It is our expectation that those who will find themselves on the wrong side of this campaign will not only be arrested but will also be subjected to the due process of punishment including instant fines and where applicable, prompt prosecution,” he said.
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