CS Murkomen announces introduction of new features for school buses to prevent accidents

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NAIROBI,Kenya Mar 19... Cabinet secretary for Transport Kipchumba Murkomen has issued a directive to school bus builders for use of material and  technology that will protect passengers in case of accidents  to curb accidents. 

The statement comes following a series of accidents involving Kenyatta University bus and truck in Voi claiming lives of  at least 11 students and 46 others injured perished where by in Bomet county a matatu rammed into a tractor killing 5 people on spot leaving others with injuries and on Monday Kapsabet school bus overturned on Kabarnet marigat road killing a teacher and a student.

Murkomen also added the usage of Vehicular telematic technology , a system that enables close monitoring of vehicle movements from a distance whose standard is currently being concluded by the Kenya Bureau of Standards. 

"Make it mandatory for those building school buses to include material and technology that will protect passengers in case of accidents" said the CS 

Introduction of school vehicle attendants for pre primary and primary school children,enhance safety measures of school vehicles including red light indicators stop arms and CCTV ,development and implementation of school transport operations policy and safer procedures for the operation of school vehicles are among the regulations in the School Transport Rules .

"As a Ministry we remain resolute in our commitment to ensuring safety on our roads in a sustainable and comprehensive manner ,to effectively prevent deaths on our roads all stakeholders within the road transport sector must be alive to the fact that road safety is a shared responsibility and we must all play our rightful roles" reads a statement by Murkomen.

The CS further urged drivers to observe traffic laws ,regulations and common courtesy while behind the wheel .



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