By CAROLINE WAFULA
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has started operationalising county transport and safety committees as part of its strategy to devolve its functions.
The new teams, which will be responsible for audit of transport safety in counties, among other tasks, are expected to start working in January.
The teams will be expected to make licensing and registration of vehicles easier as NTSA brings its services closer to the people.
Mr Samuel Musumba of NTSA said the committees are part of the agency’s plans to devolve its functions to the counties.
“There will be no need for people to rush to Nairobi on issues of licensing and registration, for instance,” he said in a phone interview with the Nation.
COUNTY TRANSPORT COMMITTEES
Each county is expected to set up the committee to be chaired by the County Transport Executive Committee member.
Already 15 counties have been identified for a start, all picked on the basis of their accident prevalence cases. Nairobi leads this pack closely followed by Nakuru.
Other counties earmarked in the first phase of the transport safety devolution programme include Uasin Gishu, Kericho, Kisii, Kisumu, Kiambu, Meru, Machakos, Mombasa and Taita Taveta.
NTSA deputy director in charge of road safety Dr Duncan Kibogong said the aim was to have county-specific road safety interventions and plans.
“We reckon that different counties have different problems so the teams will come up with specific measures to ensure that these issues are addressed wholesomely,” he stated.
The teams have already been constituted and are awaiting to be gazetted by the Transport Cabinet Secretary by the end of the month.
In Nakuru, the transport safety authority says Salgaa area, which sits on the busy Nakuru-Eldoret highway, was among blackspots that have contributed to the high number of accidents in the county.
In Kakamega, Baringo and Bungoma counties, boda bodas are the main cause of accidents.
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has started operationalising county transport and safety committees as part of its strategy to devolve its functions.
The new teams, which will be responsible for audit of transport safety in counties, among other tasks, are expected to start working in January.
The teams will be expected to make licensing and registration of vehicles easier as NTSA brings its services closer to the people.
Mr Samuel Musumba of NTSA said the committees are part of the agency’s plans to devolve its functions to the counties.
“There will be no need for people to rush to Nairobi on issues of licensing and registration, for instance,” he said in a phone interview with the Nation.
COUNTY TRANSPORT COMMITTEES
Each county is expected to set up the committee to be chaired by the County Transport Executive Committee member.
Already 15 counties have been identified for a start, all picked on the basis of their accident prevalence cases. Nairobi leads this pack closely followed by Nakuru.
Other counties earmarked in the first phase of the transport safety devolution programme include Uasin Gishu, Kericho, Kisii, Kisumu, Kiambu, Meru, Machakos, Mombasa and Taita Taveta.
NTSA deputy director in charge of road safety Dr Duncan Kibogong said the aim was to have county-specific road safety interventions and plans.
“We reckon that different counties have different problems so the teams will come up with specific measures to ensure that these issues are addressed wholesomely,” he stated.
The teams have already been constituted and are awaiting to be gazetted by the Transport Cabinet Secretary by the end of the month.
In Nakuru, the transport safety authority says Salgaa area, which sits on the busy Nakuru-Eldoret highway, was among blackspots that have contributed to the high number of accidents in the county.
In Kakamega, Baringo and Bungoma counties, boda bodas are the main cause of accidents.
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