Pattern of collecting bribes should stop to reduce road accidents

There are rising cases of rogue traffic officers who blackmail motorists and drivers, arresting them if they fail to give them bribes.

They have turned the duty of checking if vehicles are roadworthy into a way of collecting bribes from drivers. A driver would rather pay the bribe rather than being taken to court for offending the traffic rules.

Aside from the control and guide of traffic flow on roads, traffic police also have a duty of inspecting motor vehicles and ensuring that roads are really worthy of transportation.

Traffic police also have a duty of inspecting motor vehicles and ensuring that roads are really worthy of transportation.

This helps much, because road accidents do occur as a result of unroadworthiness of vehicles on roads.

The episode was one of the most terrible, resulting in untimely deaths that were difficult to bear.

Kenyan drivers should ensure that their vehicles are in good condition in order to avoid being blackmailed by traffic police officers.

Hunger for money should not be a cause of premature deaths on our roads.