Sossion Pushes for Tech Traffic Control
He was interested in NTSA’s reduced role after its officers were withdrawn from roads, leaving enforcement to the traffic police for the most part
Sossion further noted that the utilization of automated systems would increase government revenue from fines on violators. Photo/K24 Digital
By Juliet Jerotich
Former Nominated MP Wilson Sossion has urged the government to remove traffic police officers from highways and introduce electronic traffic monitoring devices. He states that this will improve safety on roads and enable more efficient enforcement of the law.
Speaking to the press on Monday, August 11, 2025, Sossion recommended that the Ministry of Roads and Transport should invest in automatic machines that identify and penalize traffic offenders. According to him, the system would make drivers more cautious.
“We should install electronic surveillance on all roads. It will fine and ticket offenders instantly. This will improve discipline,” Sossion said in an interview with a local station.
He added that the current system, which relies heavily on human officers, is inefficient and unsustainable. Technology, he added, will reduce manpower needs in the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) as well as the Traffic Police Unit.
“It is time to revolutionise road management. We cannot rely only on people. Technology can solve many of these issues,” he said.
Sossion further noted that the utilization of automated systems would increase government revenue from fines on violators. “The country can receive much revenue from violators. We must move to the next level,” he stated.
His remarks come after a week of fatal road accidents across the country. The accidents have generated public concern over road safety and traffic policing.
Kajiado North MP Onesmus Ngogoyo supported calls for swift action. He requested Transport CS Davis Chirchir to take direct action to contain the rising accidents.
“Chirchir must act. If he is not careful, he must make sure something concrete is being done,” Ngogoyo said.
He was interested in NTSA’s reduced role after its officers were withdrawn from roads, leaving enforcement to the traffic police for the most part.
“NTSA’s regulatory role is being undermined. When they abandoned the roads to traffic police alone, things stopped working efficiently,” Ngogoyo said.
He warned that the gap between NTSA and the police is sustaining road carnage. “NTSA only comes in when accidents escalate. The traffic police then take it up thereafter. This gap should be filled,” he added.
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