As the cold and misty season hits some parts of the country, the traffic police department has embarked on an operations to control the rising cases of accidents.
They said that, so many minor and fatal accidents can be avoided if the motorists observed the traffic rules and had well maintained vehicles.
In Lari sub county, the traffic partnered with the National Transport and Safety Authority to conduct a check up on unroadworthy vehicles as well as enlighten the public on traffic rules.
The operation was conducted at Kwa Mathore area along the Nairobi Nakuru highway.
Sub county police commander Emily Ngaruiya said they were checking on driving licenses, insurance certificates, drunkardness among the drivers and the defectives on both private and public service vehicles (PSV).
The police commander also revealed that they were also after those vehicles flaouting the Traffic Law Board licenses among the public service vehicles (PSV) drivers.
“This is an operation we conducts to ensure that all road users are safe. The vehicles driven are fit to be on the roads, and being driven by the correct drivers” she said.
The traffic department led by Lari base commander chief inspector Kipchumba and his deputy Inspector Jacqueline Mbula ensured that all vehicles are subjected to an inspection.
Owing fear of being nabbed, many motorists started avoiding the route and started using rural roads to avoid the Kwa Mathore section.
Other PSVs vehicles forced passengers to alight and had to turn away of being nabbed for non compliance.
“We were traveling to Nairobi from Kimende town. On reaching at Rukuma, just one kilo meter to Kwa Mathore, the conductor returned our fare and returned to Kimende. Some of us were left picking boda boda motorcycles, who were using rural roads too to avoid the operation area” said Cicilia Wanna, a business lady.
Some passengers blamed the police for not alerting them about the exercise, while others supported it.
Flora Wachuka urged the police to to be tight on the traffic rules since they will reduce cases of accidents.
While John Mbuthia a carpenter, said he did not to a job he had been contracted to do for two days, owing to lack of means of transport.
Ngaruiya also urged motorists to be careful as the cold misty season enters the country, they obstructs drivers visibility.
“We urge all drivers to move with a moderate speed that they can be able to control their vehicles in case of any incident as a way of avoid any accident” she advised.
