Thika Road Among 5 Deadliest Roads in Nairobi – NTSA

The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has outlined five Nairobi roads that account for 39 per cent of road fatalities every year.

According to NTSA Director General George Njao, the five major roads are; Outering, Eastern Bypass, Thika Superhighway, Waiyaki Way, and Northern Bypass.

“Statistics further reveal that five roads are categorized as the riskiest and account for 39 per cent of the fatalities in Nairobi. They include Outering, Eastern bypass, Thika Superhighway, Waiyaki Way, and the Northern bypass,” he said.

Njao made these remarks following a meeting with Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja that sought to streamline public transport operations in the city.

Most notable, however, is that most fatalities are not passengers but pedestrians who account for 38 per cent of all fatalities.

The second highest number of fatalities was attributed to motorcyclists who ply these roads.

“Analysis indicate that the most affected category of road users are pedestrians at 38% followed by Motorcyclists at 25%,” he stated.

“It is therefore imperative that all efforts are geared towards ensuring the safety of all road users. It is important that NTSA and Nairobi County deploy multi-pronged technology driven strategies in order to achieve a safe reliable city transport system.”

In order to curb the nature of road crashes in the country, the NTSA officials, in collaboration with the County Government of Nairobi came up with a comprehensive plan on Thursday, January 23, to reduce this concerning number by 50 per cent.

Ultimately, the two entities established the Nairobi County Transport Safety Committee (CTSC), which is expected to operate in tandem with the NTSA Act of 2012. 

The CTSC will also oversee the implementation of the National Road Safety Action Plan at the county level where county specific road safety action plan has been developed.

As for the County Government, Governor Sakaja announced plans to establish a monitoring centre that will monitor matatus mid-journey to ensure the drivers and owners adhere to set rules.