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The NTSA Board of Directors, in consultation with the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Roads and Transport, announced the appointment, expressing confidence in Kondiwa’s ability to lead the Authority into its next phase of growth and reform.
The government told Parliament Kenya’s roads and rail will support crude oil transport from South Lokichar, with trucking to Mombasa from 2027 and a planned shift to a road–rail system from 2030.
Nairobi-based traffic liaison officer Boniface Otieno said road crashes remain a major concern not just in Kenya but around the world.
NTSA emphasized that similar health drives have been carried out in other parts of the country with support from transport and health stakeholders.
Official figures show that Kenya recorded 4,458 fatalities from road accidents in 2025, a 3.4 per cent increase from 4,311 deaths in 2024. Pedestrians were the most affected with 1,685 deaths, followed by motorcyclists at 1,148, passengers at 723, rear seat passengers at 432, drivers at 403, and pedal cyclists at 67.
Despite this temporary lift, 128 vehicles previously identified as non-compliant remain prohibited from operating. Details of these vehicles are publicly available on the NTSA website.
The affected companies, including The Guardian Coach Limited, Nanyuki Express Cab Services Ltd, Monna Comfort Sacco, and Greenline Company Ltd, must comply with strict vehicle inspections, driver re-tests, and operational safety conditions before their licences can be reinstated.
The authority is enforcing a legal requirement that bars school buses from traveling between 6 pm and 6 am, a rule first introduced under the Traffic (Amendment) Act of 2017.
The NPS said the deaths, alongside numerous serious injuries and destruction of property, mark a grim start to the year and signal a crisis that demands immediate, collective and decisive action.
In a public appeal issued as learners return to school across the country for the first term of 2026, Chirchir called for collective responsibility to ensure that every child gets to school and back home safely.
The crash, which occurred around 1.00 am on Monday, claimed nine lives on the spot, eight passengers from the shuttle and a small child from the bus while five critically injured victims were rushed to Naivasha Hospital, alongside 35 other people, including five children.
NTSA said it was “deeply saddened by the tragic road traffic crashes that have claimed several lives and left others injured along major highways,” noting that investigations into the incidents are ongoing.