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Speed Cameras issued to Kenya Police

Speed Cameras issued to Kenya Police
May 8th, 2013 | By | Category: Media Release

Motorists have been put on notice with police saying that they will now firmly enforce regulations on speed limits.

Traffic Commandant Samuel Kimaru said that speed has been a major cause of accidents but which will now be checked forthwith.

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Kenya launches new road safety programme

Kenya launches new road safety programme
Nov 2nd, 2012 | By | Category: Media Release

Owners of private-sector media companies and Safaricom launched on Wednesday (October 24th) a three-year road safety programme aimed at reducing road accident deaths across Kenya.

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New drive launched to cut death toll on roads

New drive launched to cut death toll on roads
Oct 25th, 2012 | By | Category: Media Release

A new road safety campaign aimed at reducing carnage has been launched.

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Traffic offenders to be hit with harsh penalties as laws endorsed

Traffic offenders to be hit with harsh penalties as laws endorsed
Oct 23rd, 2012 | By | Category: Media Release

The Government and Parliament have moved to minimise deaths and harm on Kenyan roads by imposing heavy penalties on traffic offenders.

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Behaviour change absolutely essential to curbing deaths on Kenyan roads

Behaviour change absolutely essential to curbing deaths on Kenyan roads
Oct 22nd, 2012 | By | Category: Media Release

More than 3,000 people die every year in traffic accidents on Kenyan roads. That number could double by 2020 if nothing is done now to stop the carnage.

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Petrol price driven up by suspect deal

Petrol price driven up by suspect deal
Oct 18th, 2012 | By | Category: Media Release

A flawed tendering process which led to overpricing of freight charges could have led to Kenyans paying a higher price for their petrol.

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Tips on increasing fuel efficiency

Tips on increasing fuel efficiency
Oct 17th, 2012 | By | Category: Media Release

(Karuoro Waithaka) So petrol is increasing per litre. Unless you are a Saudi sheikh vacationing in Kenya, this is likely to put a major dent in your pocket. Put into context, about 6 months ago, the same litre of petrol was about 99 shillings. You are now paying 16% or so more for every litre [...]

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Honda to re-open car dealership in Kenya

Honda to re-open car dealership in Kenya
Oct 16th, 2012 | By | Category: Media Release

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 12 – Japanese car maker Honda has now re-entered the Kenyan market with the establishment of a dealership, as part of its expansion plan into sub-Saharan Africa.

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Agony for motorists as fuel prices rises, again

Agony for motorists as fuel prices rises, again
Oct 15th, 2012 | By | Category: Media Release

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 14th-Motorists will have to dig deeper into their pockets over the next four weeks, with Super petrol going up by Sh6.31 in Nairobi to Sh115.26 a litre and regular petrol now at Sh105.76 a litre.

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FAINI CHAP CHAP LAUNCH

FAINI CHAP CHAP LAUNCH
Sep 18th, 2012 | By | Category: Media Release

In a bid to improve efficiency, the Judiciary and Safaricom have come together to unveil a system which will be for paying traffic fines.

The new system which is dubbed ‘Faini Chap Chap’ will be launched on Thursday at Millimani and Kibera law courts in Nairobi. The project is aimed at improving the delivery of Justice as part of the ongoing reforms in the judiciary. This will see traffic offenders having an easy time with the police especially those who have Safaricom lines.

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