Polisi wanaunga mkono upanuzi wa kamera za NTSA na faini za papo hapo

Polisi wa Kenya wameomba serikali iweke kamera zaidi za udhibiti wa kasi za Mamlaka ya Usafiri na Usalama wa Barabara (NTSA) na kurudisha faini za papo hapo nchini kote. Inspekta Mkuu Hellen Wamuyu alisema hatua hizi zinaathiri vizuri kuendesha gari kwa hatari na kuboresha nidhamu barabarani. Wito huu unakuja baada ya ajali mbaya za barabarani hivi karibuni na juhudi za serikali kutoa amri ya kisheria dhidi ya mfumo wa faini.

Inspekta Mkuu Hellen Wamuyu wa Huduma ya Polisi ya Taifa aliiunga mkono upanuzi wa kamera wakati wa taarifa yake siku ya Jumatano.

"Serikali inapaswa kuweka kamera zaidi kuliko tulizonazo na faini za papo hapo zipunguzwe kadri iwezekanavyo ili kuleta nidhamu," alisema Wamuyu.

Alielezea kuwa maafisa wa polisi hawawezi kufuatilia barabara zote kutokana na idadi ndogo ya wafanyikazi katika kuongezeka kwa trafiki.

Katika maeneo yenye kamera za kasi, madereva huwa na tahadhari zaidi na kuwahatarisha wengine kuhusu sehemu zinazofuatiliwa. "Tuna kamera za kasi katika sehemu fulani za barabara, na watu wanajua. Ambapo tuna kamera hizi, madereva hujali na kuwajulisha wengine," alisema Wamuyu.

Maafisa wa polisi wanasema upanuzi wa ufikiaji wa kamera na kurudisha faini za papo hapo utapunguza ajali bila kutegemea maafisa pekee.

Wito huu unatokana na ripoti za ajali mbaya za barabarani. Naibu Rais Kithure Kindiki ameomba mahakama iondoe amri inayozuia mfumo wa faini za papo hapo. Alisema madereva wasiolipa faini watazuiliwa na magari yao yatafanywa yasifanye kazi.

NTSA ilisimamisha mfumo kwa muda ili kutoa elimu kwa umma baada ya malalamiko ya madereva wakati wa utangulizi wake.

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President Ruto endorses NCAJ road safety measures including PSV certification, smart cameras, and instant fines at a Nairobi press event.
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President William Ruto has received and endorsed recommendations from the National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) to improve road safety in Kenya. The recommendations include mandatory defensive driving certification for public service vehicle (PSV) operators and the rollout of decentralised vehicle inspections through a public-private partnership starting July 1. He also ordered the installation of smart traffic cameras and an instant fines system in major cities within one month.

The Kenya Transporters Association (KTA) has called for the immediate rollout of an on-the-spot traffic fine system payable through mobile money platforms, aiming to eliminate the conventional court-based enforcement that it describes as costly and inefficient. The group argues this would ease court backlogs and boost road safety. The proposal arrives as the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) prepares to launch instant fines amid Kenya's push toward digitized services.

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