[kictanet] Statistics on Kenya Road Accidents

Mon Apr 4 09:03:04 EAT 2011

Does the board's mandate include overseeing of all GOK ICT projects, or just advise? If it is, then they should publish such info with relative ease.

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   If the ICT Board were to delve into this, then there's no saying what statistics they should NOT publish - cost of agri inputs, rainfall, tourist arrivals, migration patterns of birds? hmm?   I think its enough that the board has part of its mandate to computerise different ministries/departments/etc and then at their level such issues can be taken up (min of tourism, KTB, Kenya Police, min of agric. etc etc).    
That aside, perhaps AKI might be a good resource for such statistics since MVs invariably have to be the cause of or be involved in an accident (pedestrian, cyclist, motorist...building, etc)...

On 1 April 2011 11:11, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi at gmail.com> wrote:
 In the best interests of Kenyans, I think the ICT board should pick this up and oversee frequent publication of such statistics of accidents, where they happened and if possible probable causes and companies involved.  
 On 1 April 2011 10:47, <eonchari at lynxbits.com> wrote:
 The force is ill equipped (technology & skill wise) to gather such data, but I still think there is hope. Why not create a framework (with income as an incentive) for "Gen Y" crowd etc to create such content? 
I beg to differ. I remember a time listening to KBC Kiswahili Service and someone from the Police Traffic department came every Friday and broke down previous weeks accidents by province including casualties and fatalities, and i do not think he was making this up  
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