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The guardrails on our highways are poorly designed and outdated, and that is why they have claimed tens of lives, including that of Gakuru,” said Peter Murima who heads the Motorists Association of Kenya.
“At the start of a guardrail, there should be a bend instead.”
The association is already preparing a petition, demanding a thorough investigation into the safety of guardrails on all roads in the country, in a bid to adopt international safety standards.
Murima cited several fatal or serious road accidents blamed on guardrails – including in September when a lorry veered off the road and hit a guardrail which is said to have made it roll, leading to deaths of 10 people, in an accident that involved four vehicles.
“We are equally concerned about this trend. We have had several accidents involving guardrails and in the process, motorists have lost their lives,” he said.
“A guardrail should save a life, they should not kill.”
But Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) Director General Peter Mundinia insists that the guardrails on the Kenyan roads are accepted internationally.
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