Police: Most road crashes preventable if drivers change behaviour

An accident which involved two vehicles at Koromboi area in Kitengela Kajiado county on August 9, 2025. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard]

The National Police Service (NPS) has cautioned against speeding and drink driving, citing them as some of the preventable causes of accidents.

NPS Director of Corporate Communication Muchiri Nyaga, in a statement where he referenced the recent spate of road accidents, said the service is working collaboratively with other agencies to investigate.

“The National Police Service is working with various state agencies to conduct thorough and expeditious investigations to determine the causes of these accidents,” he said.

The police spokesperson pointed out that the vast majority of these accidents are preventable if road users change their behaviour by avoiding speeding, dangerous overtaking, drink-driving, overloading, driver fatigue, and careless road crossing.

“Road crashes cause immense suffering to the affected families, and every possible measure must be taken to prevent further loss of life,” he said.

He said that to effectively prevent deaths on Kenyan roads, all stakeholders in the road transport sector must play their roles.

He said the National Police Service alongside other stakeholders, continues to step up efforts through multi-pronged strategies, including speed monitoring public service vehicles (PSVs) and commercial vehicles, enforcement against overloading of goods and excess passengers, and cracking down on PSVs contravening licensed routes.

NPS is also conducting anti-drink driving operations, removing unlawful lights on motor vehicles, verifying National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA)-issued licenses, taking unroadworthy vehicles off the road, and assessing PSV Sacco compliance.

“Let every road user be aware of the consequences of their actions, and take responsibility for their own safety, and that of others,” he said.