Traffic accidents are eighth leading cause of death globally, according to WHO

By CNN,

The number of traffic-related deaths reached a high of 1.35 million in 2016, according to the 2018 Global Status Report on Road Safety, released by th...

Michael Bloomberg former New York mayor , Michael Bloomberg former New York mayor and the WHO global ambassador for noncommunicable diseases and injuries , UN's goals to halve road traffic deaths between 2016 and 2020. , world health organization

‘Strike for as long as you want,’ defiant Matiang’i tells matatu owners

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has declared that the government will not relent in the latest crackdown to streamline the transport sector ...

matatu strike , Matiang’i , Michuki Rules

Two killed, 11 injured after bus collides with lorry on Nairobi-Mombasa highway

By Citizen Reporter,

Two people died while 11 others were injured on Sunday morning after a bus they were travelling in collided with a lorry at Lukenya area in Athi River...

Athi River , Lukenya , Nairobi - mombasa Highway

Anti-corruption agency now targets Siaya County over graft claims

By George Amolo,

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has begun investigations into the alleged misappropriation of funds in Siaya County. A letter addr...

corruption , SIAYA COUNTY

Unavoidable deaths: Plan to build buses with safer bodies not implemented

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kericho accident that killed 55 people on Wednesday brings to the fore some of the issues that were to be implemented in order to reduce road acci...

accidents , kericho accident , Narok accident , NTSA

One dead, 7 injured after minibus rams into motorcycle

By Aly Abich,

One person died while seven others are nursing serious injuries after a minibus and a motorcycle were involved in an accident near Misambi trading cen...

Oyugis – Kisumu Road , Police Commandeer Marius Tum , Rachuonyo District Hospital , road accident

List: Instant fines for minor traffic offences in Kenya

By Citizen Reporter,

The Government on Wednesday ordered traffic offenders pay instant fines for minor offences, a directive that takes effect within the next 30 days. ...

Instant fines , traffic offenders

NTSA revokes three matatu Sacco’s operator licences

By Werunga Kevin,

National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has revoked public service vehicle operator licenses for three matatu Saccos. Also Read: NTSA boss ...

Matatu fares , NTSA , PSV

NTSA to privatise motor vehicle inspection units

By John Wanyama,

The National Transport and Safety Authority(NTSA) board plans to privatise the motor vehicle inspection units to reduce backlog. According to the a...

driving license , matatu , motor vehicle inspection , NTSA

Three killed, seven students injured in grisly accidents

By Bernard Rotich,

Three people died and seven others were injured on Saturday, February 24 in two separate accidents in Kericho County. A Form One student from Poywe...

kericho accident , Kericho Traffic Base Commander , school bus accident

President Kenyatta orders NTSA off the roads

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) off the roads following public outcry over the rampant loss of...

NTSA , NTSA officers ordered out of roads , President Kenyatta orders NTSA out of the roads , Uhuru orders NTSA off roads

550 drivers to spend Christmas in jail for breaking traffic rules

By Citizen Reporter,

Be warned Kenyans, if you happen to be arrested this festive season, you will stay in jail longer than usual. If you were arrested on Saturday, you wi...

christmas , Drivers arrested , Fika Salama Campaign , kenya , New Year , NTSA , Police , Road Accidents

Nissan suspected of forging inspection documents: reports

By AFP,

Nissan factories routinely forged inspection documents for new vehicles, reports said Wednesday, as a scandal mounted around Japan's second-biggest ca...

automotive sector , bankruptcy , car recall , Cars , General Motors , inspection reports , JAPAN , Nissan , Toyota , transport , Volkswagen

Concours d’Elegance splendor catches on in Nairobi

By Bernard Ndong,

An influx of a total of 31 entries from South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda confirms the Africa continental status of the Concours d’Elegance schedule...

Alfa Romeo Owners Club , Concours d’Elegance , FIM AFRICA , Nairobi racecourse , Total Quartz

Over 30 vehicles impounded for flouting traffic rules

By Vincent Mwasi,

Over 30 vehicles were on Friday, April 7 impounded in Kisii town in a crackdown that was conducted by a joint team of traffic police, the National Tra...

EACC , Kisii County , Toyota Probox , Traffic Police

Jaguar’s Range Rover kills two in grisly road accident

By Majanga Michael,

A car belonging to one of the biggest names in the Kenyan music industry, Kanyi Njagua popularly known as Jaguar, on Tuesday hit and killed two peopl...

Jaguar , Range Rover , road accident

Zimbabwe losing $1 billion a year to corruption: report

By Reuters,

Zimbabwe is losing at least $1 billion annually to corruption, with police and local government officials among the worst offenders, Transparency Inte...

Zimbabwe

KRA de-registers 121 vehicles, including CS Wamalwa’s

By Maureen Murimi,

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has de-registered motor vehicle registration numbers of 121 vehicles which were obtained fraudulently, including on...

CS Eugene Wamalwa , kenya , Kenya Revenue Authority , KRA , tax

KRA says CS Wamalwa owes it Ksh 6.5M Range Rover duty

By Maureen Murimi,

The Kenya Revenue Authority now says Water Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa owes them 6.5 million shillings in unpaid duty for his Range Rover Vogue m...

CS Eugene Wamalwa , kenya , Kenya Revenue Authority , KRA , tax

Taxman turns attention to car bazaars in fight against illegal car imports

By Michael Karanja,

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has expanded the scope of its probe into tax evasion on car imports to focus on car bazaars across the country. T...