The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has announced an intensified nationwide road safety operation ahead of the festive season, including mandatory retesting of drivers flagged for risky behaviour.

The agency says the measures are part of efforts to reduce accidents during a period traditionally marked by increased travel.

In a statement issued by Acting Director General Eng. Angela Wanjira, NTSA said the initiatives are anchored on the Safe System Approach, with a renewed emphasis on prevention rather than reactionary enforcement.

According to Wanjira, “working together, we can turn this season into a model for Vision Zero, ensuring Kenyans arrive home safely.”

NTSA noted that the approach includes collaborative, technological, and behavioural interventions targeting both motorists and passengers.

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NTSA Acting Director General Angela Wanjira said the Authority will do the following during this festive season, building on the Safe System Approach:

• Collaborate with the National Police Service to intensify targeted, multi-agency strategies emphasizing prevention over reaction
• Enforce IRSMS data transmission for real-time monitoring of PSVs and commercial fleets
• Localize road safety awareness drives and expand the Usalama Barabarani programme to focus on seat belt usage, speed and fatigue management. Empower passengers to report traffic violations such as speeding, drink driving, dangerous overtaking among others through education at the bus terminus
• Launch free pre-festive inspection clinics at the bus terminus
• Re-test drivers flagged via the NTSA Intelligent Road Safety Management System (IRSMS) and those captured during enforcement initiatives, to ascertain their competencies. Working together, we can turn this season into a model for Vision Zero, ensuring Kenyans arrive home safely.

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NTSA Vehicles in A Past Event. PHOTO/ NTSA