Ngogoyo Faults NTSA Over Rising Road Deaths
Ngogoyo urged Roads and Transport CS Davis Chirchir to intervene in the matter immediately. He insisted that the Ministry must directly get involved to rein
Ngogoyo urged Roads and Transport CS Davis Chirchir to intervene in the matter immediately. He insisted that the Ministry must directly get involved to rein in the rising accidents. Photo/Courtesy
By Juliet Jerotich
Kajiado North MP Onesmus Ngogoyo has raised alarm over the performance of the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) during a recent spike in deadly road accidents.
Ngogoyo, speaking to the media on Monday, August 11, 2025, said NTSA is no longer seen on the roads after its officers were withdrawn. He alleged that the move has weakened the authority’s regulatory function and handed traffic police absolute authority.
“When NTSA officers cleared the roads and traffic police were left on their own, something didn’t work. Supervision is not as strong as before,” Ngogoyo said.
He pointed to a growing divide between NTSA and the Traffic Police. In his view, the authority only comes to life after accidents have spiralled out of control, leaving the traffic department to complete the rest of the job.
“NTSA seems out of touch with the daily road safety issues. It only gets involved when accident cases rise. The rest is left to traffic police,” he went on.
Ngogoyo urged Roads and Transport CS Davis Chirchir to intervene in the matter immediately. He insisted that the Ministry must directly get involved to rein in the rising accidents.
Chirchir should take serious interest. If he is not already doing so, he must do it now to correct this at the Ministry level,” said the MP.
He addressed the media a day after a tragic accident occurred on the Mai Mahiu road on Saturday night involving an ENA Coach bus. The bus, which was headed from Nairobi to Migori, was struck from behind by a trailer whose brakes reportedly failed. The impact resulted in a multi-vehicle pile-up on the steep incline section of the road, including private vehicles.
It is following this accident that Limuru MP John Kiragu has introduced a bill in Parliament seeking to expand the powers of NTSA. The bill aims to give the authority overall control of crash investigations for all modes of transport — road, rail, air, maritime, and pipelines.
Kiragu believes this will streamline Kenya’s transport safety regulation, remove overlap, and enable quicker, coordinated incident responses nationwide.
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