The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has launched a nationwide crackdown on reckless driving, specifically targeting vehicles transporting students, following a viral video depicting a Thika-bound matatu driver speeding with students hanging out. The NTSA has ordered law enforcement to arrest drivers and passengers violating traffic laws as part of their ‘Watoto Wafike Salama’ campaign.

• The NTSA emphasized that a split-second lapse could lead to fatalities or serious injuries.
• NTSA has intensified inspections of school buses, matatus, and private vans used for student transport.
• Schools have been directed to use well-conditioned vehicles and hire qualified drivers, with managers urged to supervise driver conduct and ensure all vehicles have seatbelts.