NTSA wants road crashes declared national disaster after deadly Mtito Andei crash
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NAIROBI, Kenya, October 25 — The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has called for road crashes to be declared a national disaster following a head-on collision at Mtito Andei that killed 23 people and injured 25 others, renewing calls for urgent government action to curb road fatalities.
The authority said Kenya’s road safety crisis had reached emergency levels, with approximately 20,000 crashes claiming more than 5,000 lives annually, and urged the government to mobilise resources and coordinate enforcement across public institutions.
In its appeal, NTSA said declaring road crashes a national disaster would enable the government to mobilise adequate funding, coordinate interventions and impose measurable safety targets across road agencies, the National Police Service, the health sector and county governments.
