To decrease rising fatalities along the busy Nairobi-Nakuru route, the Kenya National Route Authority (KENHA) has moved to build new reflective road signage.

The administration has identified many hotspots, primarily in Naivasha, where over 20 people, including students, have perished in road accidents in the last two months.

The action comes only weeks after the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) warned about an uptick in fatal traffic accidents.

Residents and drivers have praised the development. According to Dan Wainaina, a resident of Kinungi in Naivasha, the KENHA exercise was timely and will aid in addressing the scourge of road accidents.


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He advocated for the installation of more speed bumps between the trading centre and Naivasha town as a means of curbing vehicular speeding.

"This idea is timely because the road signs are large and visible from a distance, and they will help reduce the number of accidents," he said.

Another local, John Karanja, agreed, calling the road signs a blessing for automobiles and pedestrians.

However, He was concerned about increased vandalism against the signage, saying that it would jeopardize its usefulness.

"Unlike other road signs, these are reflective and can be seen from a long distance, and we hope security agents will deal with those who vandalize them," he said.

"For years, this road had become the killer-highway, and we hope that the latest initiative will help address this and bring back sanity," he said.


NTSA Director-General George Njau stated two weeks ago that they were working with KENHA to increase road signage along major roads. According to Njau, the authority is deploying intelligence road management and safety technologies aimed at PSVs as part of ongoing efforts to reduce road fatalities.