Nairobi, Kenya – The National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) has launched a comprehensive, multi-agency crackdown to curb rising road carnage and ensure smooth traffic flow during the upcoming festive season.
This urgent intervention follows a 5% increase in traffic accident-related fatalities, rising from 4,479 in 2024 to 4,682 in 2025.
Chaired by Chief Justice Martha K. Koome, the special NCAJ meeting – which brought together the National Police Service, the Judiciary, ODPP, NTSA, EACC, LSK, and Correctional Services – emphasised the immediate need to enhance public safety and uphold the rule of law.
The agencies acknowledged the expected increase in road usage, often accompanied by greater congestion and accidents caused by risky behaviour such as speeding, drunk driving, overlapping, and fatigue.
“Addressing road carnage is not the responsibility of one agency but a collective commitment by all Kenyans,” read a communique from NCAJ, resolving to implement comprehensive and diverse measures.
Key Enforcement Measures
To serve as a strong deterrent, the NCAJ has committed to strengthening multi-agency collaboration, coordination, and information sharing. Key enforcement measures include:
- Joint Enforcement and Visibility: Prioritising the deployment of personnel in high-risk corridors to address traffic matters immediately. This will involve establishing mobile courts with officers from the Police, ODPP, Judiciary, and NTSA working together.
- Intensified Inspections: Strategic deployment of roadblocks to increase inspections of vehicles and motorbikes to ensure roadworthiness.
- Tackling Corruption: Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) officers will be deployed along major highways to monitor enforcement and deter corruption. The public is strongly urged not to pay bribes and to report any human rights violations.
- Public Reporting: Kenyans are encouraged to report concerns via the toll-free numbers 999, 911, and 112. Furthermore, the NCAJ is urging motorists to strictly observe traffic rules.
The Judiciary and justice sector agencies will continue to engage in legal, policy, and administrative reforms for the effective administration of justice related to traffic offences.
The NCAJ also called on the health sector to provide standby ambulances for rapid response. Ultimately, the success of the initiative depends on collective commitment, urging motorists, pedestrians, and passengers to embrace road safety and responsible conduct throughout the high-risk travel season.
Road accident claims the life of Cyrus Jirongo
The resolutions came after the former Cabinet minister and ex-Lugari Member of Parliament Cyrus Jirongo was involved in a grisly road accident that claimed his life.
Rift Valley Traffic Enforcement Officer Sarah Chumo said the road accident occurred at the Karai area near Naivasha town in Nakuru County at around 3 am.
Cases of road accidents have been on the rise across the country, especially during the festive season.
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