NTSA is intensifying road safety checks ahead of the December festive season.
NTSA steps up night-time checks ahead of festive travel, warning operators against faulty speed limiters and unsafe vehicles.
A traffic crackdown along the Kakamega-Webuye Highway has led to the arrest of 24 drivers for various offences. Violations included operating vehicles with defective speed limiters during a night-time compliance operation.
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) is intensifying checks on major roads ahead of the December festive season. Authorities have also warned public service vehicle (PSV) and commercial vehicle owners against using faulty or non-functional speed-limiting devices.
The arrests came barely two days after NTSA announced another 21 arrests along the Kakamega-Mumias Road. That operation also involved a joint team from several agencies.
Traffic crackdown targets unsafe vehicles and drivers
During Wednesday’s operation, officers identified drink-driving, driving without valid licences and the use of expired PSV badges. They also found vehicles with cracked windscreens, worn-out tyres and expired inspection certificates.
Other violations involved invalid insurance documents, while some motorists used unauthorised registration plates. The checks targeted both motorists and operators who breached traffic regulations.
The operation forms part of NTSA’s festive-season campaign, Msimu Bila Ajali, Usalama Barabarani. Through the campaign, the authority is increasing daytime and night-time inspections along major transport corridors to tackle dangerous driving.
Meanwhile, NTSA has stepped up speed monitoring through its upgraded Intelligent Road Safety Management System. The system tracks speeding violations and compliance with speed limiter requirements in real time.
NTSA warns against tampering with speed limiters
Traffic regulations require public service vehicles and commercial vehicles weighing more than 3,048 kilogrammes to have approved speed governors. Operators must ensure the devices prevent those vehicles from exceeding 80 kilometres per hour.
NTSA has warned owners and transport operators against tampering with the devices because faulty limiters can endanger road users. Authorities emphasised that controlling vehicle speeds helps prevent crashes and protects drivers, passengers and others on the road.
The authority has also urged long-distance PSV operators to strengthen measures for managing driver fatigue. Operators should ensure drivers hold valid licences and PSV badges, and enforce seatbelt use throughout journeys.
The renewed enforcement comes amid concerns over road fatalities, as NTSA anticipates increased travel during the festive season.
