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Kitui rolls out 'Operation Fika Salama' to curb festive-season road accidents

Kitui county traffic commander Chesire Kibor (right, holding mic) engages bodaboda riders in Athi, along Kitui - Kibwezi road on December 17, 2025 during a road safety sensitization campaign dubbed 'Fika Salama, uhai kwanza' meant to curb traffic accidents during the festive season.[Philip Muasya, Standard]

The Kitui County Government, in partnership with the traffic police and the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), has rolled out a two-day road safety awareness campaign aimed at promoting safe road use and reducing traffic accidents during the festive season.

The campaign, dubbed ‘Operation Fika Salama, Uhai Kwanza’, is spearheaded by the county Department of Roads, Public Works and Transport. It seeks to curb the high number of road crashes typically recorded during the Christmas and New Year holidays, a period often marked by increased travel and reckless driving.

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