{"id":79998,"date":"2023-01-11T16:03:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T16:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/bungoma-mps-lead-demo-over-increased-heavy-trucks-accidents"},"modified":"2023-01-11T16:32:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T16:32:35","slug":"bungoma-mps-lead-demo-over-increased-heavy-trucks-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/bungoma-mps-lead-demo-over-increased-heavy-trucks-accidents","title":{"rendered":"Bungoma MPs lead demo over increased heavy trucks accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Members of the National Assembly in Bungoma county on Wednesday led demonstrations against the Ministry of Roads. Kabuchai MP Majimbo Kalasinga and his Webuye counterpart Dan Wanyama led the demos.<\/p>\n<p>The MPs protested along the Chwele-Lakhakha highway over increased accidents causing the death of more than 30 boda boda riders in the area. &#8220;The road from Kampala to Bikiri through Bakala should be closed from today,&#8221;Kalasinga said.<\/p>\n<p>The legislators urged Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen to ban heavy transit trucks along the highway saying the road is too small to accommodate them. &#8220;My friend (CS) Murkomen, people from Kabuchai are dying, people from Western, Sirisia and Kimilili are dying,&#8221; Kalasinga said.<\/p>\n<p>Wanyama called on the police to issue a letter barring truck drivers from using the road or they will mobilise the citizens to do it. &#8220;We want to tell the traffic police in Bungoma county to write a letter at once that all the trucks should go back to Malaba. And if the police do not stop them we will,&#8221; Wanyama said. 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