Motorists Call for Crackdown on Driving Schools
The calls come amid a spate of accidents which have rocked Kenyan roads at the start of the year, including a crash which claimed 9 lives...
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The Motorists Association of Kenya (MAK) has called for a crackdown on "rogue" driving schools due to a spike in road accidents, alleging that many institutions provide inadequate training while maintaining 100% pass rates. MAK urged the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) to strengthen oversight and ensure comprehensive driver education to combat driver incompetence and corruption within the licensing system.
- MAK claims most driving schools omit vital training like highway and night driving, leading to partially competent drivers.
- The association accused the NTSA of presiding over a "licensing system riddled with corruption and incompetence."
- MAK also criticized traffic police for "rent-seeking roadblocks," allowing dangerous vehicles to proceed after bribes, and being absent from accident blackspots.
- The call follows accelerating road accident rates, with over 15 people dying in the past three days, including 10 fatalities in a bus-shuttle collision on January 5.
- MAK further called for infrastructure improvements like service roads, pedestrian crossings, and dualing of accident-prone corridors such as the Nairobi-Nakuru and Nairobi-Mombasa Highways.
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Fatal Karai Highway Crash Prompts Road Safety Crackdown and Scrutiny - January 2026
On Monday, January 5, a head-on collision between a Greenline bus and a Nanyuki Cabs shuttle at Karai on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway resulted in 10 deaths. The crash occurred around 2:00 a.m., and survivors claimed it was caused by the bus driver's reckless driving. In response to a spike in road accidents, the Motorists Association of Kenya called for a crackdown on "rogue" driving schools, alleging they provide inadequate training. Amid these safety concerns, the government has ordered strict compliance checks on school transport vehicles as students return for the 2026 academic year.
