Speaking in an interview with Citizen TV on April 9, Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka faulted the government over its methods of managing crises that he says have not borne fruit.

During an appearance on Citizen TV's Daybreak show, Senator Onyonka expressed his views on the escalating number of accident cases in the country. He suggested that these incidents could be effectively addressed with the establishment of proper structures.

Senator Onyonka criticized Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, attributing the lack of progress to what he described as casual public statements made by Murkomen whenever accidents happen. According to Onyonka, these statements are often not followed by implementation.

"He wants the accidents to stop by miracles. They will not stop, the reason is we don't have a strategy in terms of what we are going to do with the public transport," Onyonka noted.

"A driver will leave Kisumu for example to Nairobi, he gets to Nairobi and finds the colleague who was to take over from him is not there. He is told to drive back to Kisumu another 8 hours. Somebody drives for 22 hours carrying passengers on the highway and you expect nothing to happen."

The lawmaker suggested that the government could adopt new operational strategies from other countries to improve the efficiency of the transportation sector. He argued that implementing these measures could ultimately help reduce the occurrence of fatal accidents.

"You can do that by introducing technology where a driver who comes and is taking over a car can sign in and the gadget is in the car so that you know if he has driven for 18 hours he will not be allowed to get into that vehicle. That is what the Rwandan government has done," he said.

"We just need to be a bit more careful and more engaged in solving the problems of our country. We are just casual we treat an emergency on that particular day and we are done."

Tigania West MP John Kanyuithia disagreed with Onyonka's remarks, stating that it's unjust to solely blame the government for accidents, as some are caused by drivers' negligence. He emphasized that road safety authorities have been diligent in installing safety measures on Kenyan roads.

"There is a law that stipulates that you must give signages at a distance where people will be able to prepare themselves in the event they are in danger. There is also the disobedient part of it," said Kanyuithia.

"I think KeNHA has tried, they have been very keen in marking the roads and showing the dangerous parts of the roads and even put bumps on the highways."

From April 1 to today, Tuesday, April 9, approximately 37 individuals have lost their lives in road accidents, with around 36 sustaining injuries.

In response, CS Murkomen has stressed that he shouldn't shoulder sole blame for these incidents, emphasizing the need for collective responsibility among all Kenyans to address the alarming loss of lives on the roads.

Attributing the rise in road carnage to motorists' non-compliance with traffic regulations, he highlighted forthcoming technological solutions and instant fines as measures to deter such behavior.