Its good riddance not to hear that a road accident in Kenya. Sadly, accident news make most of the headlines almost every week and the number affected by these accidents disheartens a person. Its due to this that I brought various persons to share their views on this matter of significant importance.
Eunice is a 19 year old living in Kibera and she thinks that the rising trend of road accidents in Kenya is due to the ignorance of our traffic policemen. She fears that with the idea of traffic policemen allowing unroadworthy vehicles to roam around just by the bribe of a fifty shilling note then accident news will rise and the lives of many Kenyans will be put to danger. This poses a question to the traffic policemen, is it that they value the fifty shilling note more than the many human lives that they are risking?
Vitalis is a 24 year old teenager from the suburbs of Homabay county. His worries are more towards the drivers and motor cyclists who don't follow traffic rules. He once witnessed a car over speeding to overtake other vehicles only to end up in a head on collision with a 14 passenger public service vehicle killing seven people on the spot. Question is, if this driver had been responsible enough to respect the traffic rules then would this incident have occurred? This is just but one example of the many accidents that have occurred due to the negligence of our drivers.
The state in which most our roads are in is also a reason to raise alarm. This are the thoughts of Everlyn, a 19 year old girl from Homabay county as well. The road from her home to Nairobi is a practical example. Many road accidents are as a result of the state of our roads and the state
government ought to take action and have this problem solved.
Solving this problem is a collective responsibility of all of us because its our country and if we have to save it then we have work together and unite. After all, unity is strength.
Thank you.
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