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"content": "(4) A list of Government agencies that are charged with prevention of road accidents indicating their specific mandates. (5) Explain the permanent solution that the Government intends to implement to ensure that this area is free from accidents, following many accidents that have occurred in the area especially during festive seasons. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the answers as provided by the Ministry concerned are: 1. (a) On the number of road accidents that have occurred on the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway, specifically in Salgaa and Sachangwan areas in the last 10 years, between January 2007 and December 2017, a total of 448 accidents have occurred along the Highway. (b) On the number of fatalities, serious injuries and minor accidents; there were 448 recorded accidents, 229 of them were fatal, 115 were serious while 103 of the accidents were minor. (c) Of the number of accidents recorded, a total of 1,758 victims were involved and 388 of them were fatally injured, 464 seriously injured, while 936 of the victims were slightly injured. 2. Concerning the reasons for the occurrence of many accidents in this specific area, the following have been identified as the causes of the many accidents between Salgaa and Sachangwan. i) Careless driving particularly by drivers of the heavy commercial vehicles and Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) spurs this. Drivers of heavy commercial vehicles have been noted for free-wheeling between Kibunjia and Salgaa. This results in drivers losing control of vehicles and hence causing accidents. ii) Unroadworthy vehicles, particularly heavy commercial vehicles and PSVs which have faulty braking systems end up leading the drivers to lose control and hence resulting into accidents. iii) Recently, the Government has identified installation of traffic calming measures like erecting of speed bumps and rumble strips to slow down motorists, particularly along the sections where accidents have been noted to frequently occur. Also, one lane delineation has been intensified which involves road marking and installation of reflective road studs called “cat's eye”. The Government, through the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has also standardized the dimensions of bumps countrywide. The process is ongoing. (i) The major trunk road corridors are being maintained through Performance Based Maintenance Contract (PBC). This has ensured that bushes or any obstructions that might contribute to accidents are attended to on time. (ii) The national Government has also identified refurbishment of road furniture and installation of traffic signs on all roads and its jurisdiction to enhance road safety."
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