Make road safety an examinable subject in schools
Traffic police assess the wreckage of an 11-seater Toyota matatu that was involved in a grisly road accident at Twin Bridge and claimed the lives of five passengers on the spot.
Road accidents • There have been suggestions in the past that road safety should be an examinable subject from primary to university level due to the large number of Kenyans dying or being maimed through accidents, recalls Mwangi wa Karuga. “HIV/Aids was countered through mass education. Road carnage can also be curbed through intensive and extensive sensitisation programmes.”
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Valuable • The value of education in matters of legislation, governance and administration cannot be gainsaid, says Chris Kiriba. “Those that demean education in leadership are quick to declare that education and leadership are mutually exclusive. However, lack of good education informs the pedestrian way in which legislative business is conducted.” His contact is [email protected].
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Foreigners • It is painful to witness the harassment and attacks against people from other East African countries, says Jimmy Thumbi. “When President William Ruto declared that foreigners would not be allowed to run small-scale businesses or engage in hawking, he should have outlined how his directive would be implemented. Some people are implementing it in their own inhumane manner.”
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Information • On Tata Chemicals, Joseph Macharia says he wants to believe that the president didn’t just wake up and order the closure. “The government has a duty to inform the public about when and how the company failed to follow the rules, the warnings given and the subsequent decision to kick them out. This will set the record straight.” His contact is [email protected].
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Chaotic city • Will the county government of Nairobi City ever bring order to the CBD? asks Evans Macharia Mwangi. “Street vendors, hawkers and matatus have literally taken over, and pedestrians are at their mercy. Why can’t the county government stamp its authority and bring sanity to the city. Or is the governor only seeing votes in all of this?” His contact is [email protected].
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