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<\/noscript>Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof. Kithure Kindiki on Tuesday, December 20 announced a nationwide crackdown on motorists and road users flouting traffic rules during the festive season.<\/p>\nCS Kindiki said the move is aimed at containing the road carnage usually witnessed during the festivities.<\/p>\nThe Interior CS warned motorists that the crackdown will be ruthless as police and the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) intensify traffic presence and checks on major roads.<\/p>\n\u201cDuring this festive season, I have directed the police to crackdown heavily, and without exceptions, all those found flaunting our traffic rules. I have given the inspector general of police my personal assurances and those of the government of the republic of Kenya that we will provide officers with all the necessary support to enforce the safety of every Kenyan on our roads and a deliberate campaign targetting the reduction of our unacceptable high road fatalities as CS Murkomen has read out, \u201cKindiki said.<\/p>\nThe CS noted that many accidents around the Christmas season are caused by human errors that are exacerbated by excessive consumption of alcohol.<\/p>\n\u201cWe will enforce the law using all means possible. This time around, it will be extremely ruthless,\u201d CS Kindiki said.<\/p>\nHe urged motorists and other road users to strictly adhere to the relevant traffic rules set to avoid brushing sides with the law.<\/p>\n\u201cWe expect 100 per cent compliance with the relevant traffic requirements by motorists and other road users. These rules must be observed in their entirety by all,\u201d CS Kindiki said.<\/p>\nThe crackdown will target the following punishable offences:<\/p>\n\nSpeeding<\/li>\nOverloading of goods and excess passengers<\/li>\nContravening of licensed Public Service Vehicle route<\/li>\nNight operation without a valid night travel licence<\/li>\nOperating a PSV without valid licence<\/li>\nOperating vehicles without valid inspection<\/li>\nInstallation of unlawful lights on motor vehicles<\/li>\nDrunk driving<\/li>\nDelayed removal of stalled vehicles<\/li>\nUnroadworthy vehicles and motorbikes and,<\/li>\nAny other traffic infringements.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof. Kithure Kindiki on Tuesday, December 20 announced a nationwide crackdown on motorists and road users flouting traffic rules during the festive season. CS Kindiki said the move is aimed at containing the road carnage usually witnessed during the festivities. The Interior CS warned motorists that the crackdown will be ruthless as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1270254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3887],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1270253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-kenya-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1270253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270253\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1270253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1270253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1270253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
CS Kindiki said the move is aimed at containing the road carnage usually witnessed during the festivities.<\/p>\n
The Interior CS warned motorists that the crackdown will be ruthless as police and the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) intensify traffic presence and checks on major roads.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring this festive season, I have directed the police to crackdown heavily, and without exceptions, all those found flaunting our traffic rules. I have given the inspector general of police my personal assurances and those of the government of the republic of Kenya that we will provide officers with all the necessary support to enforce the safety of every Kenyan on our roads and a deliberate campaign targetting the reduction of our unacceptable high road fatalities as CS Murkomen has read out, \u201cKindiki said.<\/p>\n
The CS noted that many accidents around the Christmas season are caused by human errors that are exacerbated by excessive consumption of alcohol.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will enforce the law using all means possible. This time around, it will be extremely ruthless,\u201d CS Kindiki said.<\/p>\n
He urged motorists and other road users to strictly adhere to the relevant traffic rules set to avoid brushing sides with the law.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe expect 100 per cent compliance with the relevant traffic requirements by motorists and other road users. These rules must be observed in their entirety by all,\u201d CS Kindiki said.<\/p>\n
The crackdown will target the following punishable offences:<\/p>\n
Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof. Kithure Kindiki on Tuesday, December 20 announced a nationwide crackdown on motorists and road users flouting traffic rules during the festive season. CS Kindiki said the move is aimed at containing the road carnage usually witnessed during the festivities. The Interior CS warned motorists that the crackdown will be ruthless as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1270254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3887],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1270253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-kenya-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1270253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270253\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1270253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1270253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1270253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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