Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir has announced a three-phased response to Kenya's escalating road carnage as schools reopen on August 26. This intervention follows a surge in fatal crashes, with 2,933 lives lost between January and August 10, and eighty people killed in just four days of August alone.

• Over 2,900 lives lost on Kenyan roads between January and August 10, with eighty fatalities in the first four days of August.
• Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir unveiled a three-phased approach focusing on infrastructure, driver behaviour, and vehicle safety.
• The plan includes upgrading high-risk road sections, intensifying NTSA inspections for vehicle safety (enforcing KS 372:2019 standards), and enhancing road safety education and enforcement, particularly for speed control.