[Royalblood@kinki]

I am in a state of extreme shock, saddened by the sullen silences that continue to grip our leaders when daily we are losing tens to almost hundreds of civilians in road carnage.

The apathy shown by the transport ministry, the transport board, the police and other registration authorities is blinding as traffic accidents has killed more people in the last five years than all medical related deaths including Aids since 1982.

Chirau Ali Mwakwere may look like a mackerel but inability to transform himself to a swift swimming mackerel has placed many Kenyans six feet under.

Sack that lethargic bastard or we all lose our loved ones.

[padie]

Kenya has the highest per capita rate of car fatalities in the world, with 300 deaths per 10,000 vehicles.

AIDS is the only killer more devastating than traffic for people ages 15 to 44. For children, traffic is the No. 1 killer.

A Kenya is 1000 times more likely than an American to die in a car. According to the World Health Organization, Africa has 4 percent of the world's cars—but accounts for more than 30 percent of the world's traffic casualties, and that is probably conservative.

The WHO figures that road casualties in Africa are underreported by as much as twelve fold, and it predicts the death toll will rise an additional 80 percent by 2020, as the population grows and becomes more motorized.

[taskmaster]

Reasons for the Ever Increasing Accidents.

1. Complacency and lack of direction from Ministerial task force
2. Lax transport authorities especially the transport licensing board.
3. Compromised traffic police and highway authorities
4. Aging fleet of vehicles
5. Narrow bad roads, potholed, unmarked and poor road visibility
6. Lack of adherence and tampered speed governors
7. Non-compliance to permitted truck/lorry axles
8. Night driving, drink driving and use of khat
9. Non use of seat belts and road encroachments
10. Corruption where unskilled drivers earn driving licenses and matatu menace.

[Polity]

Originally Posted by royalblood@kinki

i am in a state of extreme shock, saddened by the sullen silences that continue to grip our leaders when daily we are losing tens to almost hundreds of civilians in road carnage. The apathy shown by the transport ministry, the transport board, the police and other registration authorities is blinding as traffic accidents has killed more people in the last five years than all medical related deaths including aids since 1982. Chirau ali mwakwere may look like a mackerel but inability to transform himself to a swift swimming mackerel has placed many kenyans six feet under. Sack that lethargic bastard or we all lose our loved ones.

chirau ali mackerel is an omen and if not checked we will all lose somebody we know if not ourselves. This is the same person who is posting a sinking ferry on the front page of the transport ministry website. What levels of uncouthness! http://www.transport.go.ke/images/st...nkingships.jpg the ministry of transport - service charterhttp://www.mashada.com/photos/showph...=11780&cat=500

Sinking ferry in Kenya - Mashada Photos!

[Royalblood@kinki]

1. Immediately effect all pending transport regulatory authority recommendations and ministerial task force directives.
2. Immediate grounding of aging fleet of vehicles
3. Continued Road inspection
4. Curbing night commercial transport including night long distance public transport
5. AlcoBlow to save the nation from Drunk- driving
6. Strict adherence to trailer loads and axles
7. Computerized licensing and police scanners countrywide
8. Broadening of roads, creation of medians and illuminated/fluorescent marking
9. Re-introduction of Toll stations charges on top of the Petrol Cess for Roads
10. Road safety measures enforcement

[The Strategist]

Atwoli speak
The Cotu boss said Kibaki and Odinga should travel round the country to assess conditions of those displaced in the post-election violence.
Atwoli said former Transport minister John Michuki should be returned to the office to instil discipline in the sector.

He said workers want Michuki back at the office so that sanity can be restored. He said only Michuki can ensure sanity is restore in the transport sector.

On cutting edge


Are there any rules and regulations determining the maximum length of trucks and trailers or more precisely, that of the prime mover and the trailer being pulled on the highway? asks Henry Nyabuto.

He adds: “On almost a daily basis, I come across ‘very long’ trailers and these, indeed, pose a grave danger to other road users, and more so, when they are negotiating roundabouts.”


Raila should show magnanimity in calling for his nemesis Michuki to be named transport minister if he does not want to suffer the fate of a road accident.

[Miscellaneous]

Originally Posted by The Strategist

Atwoli speak
The Cotu boss said Kibaki and Odinga should travel round the country to assess conditions of those displaced in the post-election violence.
Atwoli said former Transport minister John Michuki should be returned to the office to instil discipline in the sector.

He said workers want Michuki back at the office so that sanity can be restored. He said only Michuki can ensure sanity is restore in the transport sector.

On cutting edge


Are there any rules and regulations determining the maximum length of trucks and trailers or more precisely, that of the prime mover and the trailer being pulled on the highway? asks Henry Nyabuto.

He adds: “On almost a daily basis, I come across ‘very long’ trailers and these, indeed, pose a grave danger to other road users, and more so, when they are negotiating roundabouts.”


Raila should show magnanimity in calling for his nemesis Michuki to be named transport minister if he does not want to suffer the fate of a road accident.

michuki has too much blood on his hands why give him roads?? let the mungiki's deal with him for executing their brothers first and if his finger is what remains then it can be buried in the mine pit!! after all he will be dealing with mines!!and minerals

[missed call]

Originally Posted by Royalblood@kinki

I am in a state of extreme shock, saddened by the sullen silences that continue to grip our leaders when daily we are losing tens to almost hundreds of civilians in road carnage.

The apathy shown by the transport ministry, the transport board, the police and other registration authorities is blinding as traffic accidents has killed more people in the last five years than all medical related deaths including Aids since 1982.

Chirau Ali Mwakwere may look like a mackerel but inability to transform himself to a swift swimming mackerel has placed many Kenyans six feet under.

Sack that lethargic bastard or we all lose our loved ones.

this issue of fetching regional political reps to ministerial posts is not only misleading but highly costing kenya! couldnt they have considered mungatana?

[TikTok]

Originally Posted by missed call

this issue of fetching regional political reps to ministerial posts is not only misleading but highly costing kenya! couldnt they have considered mungatana?

This is one of the root causes of our trannsport management mess. The others listed by Royal blood et al stems from the abocve mentioned by missed call. Ali Mwakwere owes his loyalty to Kibaki and Kibaki alone. Whether he performs or not Kibaki would need him and he knows that. I am not sure replacing mungatana with mwakwere will help much. Incidentally Mwakweres CV is really good with good masteral degrees, many years in service, etc etc. If you were to hire between him and Michuki based on CV alone, you would not look at Michuki's twice, yet Michuki will go down in history as a giant at Transport management compared to Mwakwere. The secret lies in the person himself. Mwakwere just does not have what it takes to be a leader.

[Miscellaneous]

Originally Posted by TikTok

This is one of the root causes of our trannsport management mess. The others listed by Royal blood et al stems from the abocve mentioned by missed call. Ali Mwakwere owes his loyalty to Kibaki and Kibaki alone. Whether he performs or not Kibaki would need him and he knows that. I am not sure replacing mungatana with mwakwere will help much. Incidentally Mwakweres CV is really good with good masteral degrees, many years in service, etc etc. If you were to hire between him and Michuki based on CV alone, you would not look at Michuki's twice, yet Michuki will go down in history as a giant at Transport management compared to Mwakwere. The secret lies in the person himself. Mwakwere just does not have what it takes to be a leader.

I think you mean Ali Mwakwere is not tough? but he is not a killer! but would people have rather a leader who will go down in history like michuki for taking peoples lifes away disregarding law?? like all he had to do was to clap his hands and the mungiki executions began!! and boy he exucuted more than 50 of them- even some are missing till leo!!nope his C.V reads like Saddam Husseins of Iraq and IDD Amin f Uganda" deaths without trails!!