[kictanet] Kenya' Road Safety Status
Josphat Karanja
karanjajf at gmail.com
Fri May 18 11:57:52 EAT 2012
Dear Listers,
I have followed this debate from the sidelines and have reached the
conclusions below:
1. The is a fundamental design flaw on our roads - This is evidence by
input from Dr Ndemo which was "ignored". Are the concerned parties now
ready to listen or are we going to export these problems to Langata Rd,
Ngong Rd, New airport terminals, Lamu Port etc?
2. There is the role played by the auditors at various stages as defined
above - Do we have evidence that KeNHA engages these or in other words do
we have people in Government/Private sector playing that role currently?
3. There is data collection and it role - But as we know data is useless
unless turned to information. Do the relevant authority use this data? Work
is on going on Langata road and am sure in four months we will be crying
foul.
4. There is the common user and there very annoying problems - turn-offs
which are suddenly blocked with no notice, on coming vehicle channeled to
your lane, taking one hour to get to your gate while all the time you can
see it a few meters from wehre you are stuck! Who is listening and helping?
5. There is the role that ICT can play to enable smart infrastructure -
my take is that unless we embed it in at step 1 (design) above, it will be
most likely be cosmetic.
6. There is the policy, cultural and "peculiar kenyan" habits to deal
with - illegal u-turns, not using foot bridges (Valley Road!), bribes,over
lapping (Especially for GK vehicles) etc. How do we deal with that? Is the
current Traffic Amendment act the best way to go at it?
7. Lastly, there is the silent prayer for Michuki's "resurrection" - Who
will be the champion for this change - Especially item 6 above.
my two cents..
Regards
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Josphat Karanja,
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On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.or.ke> wrote:
> Francis,****
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> Good points. We should avoid “ICTs looking for the problem”, but first
> define the problem through an evidence-base and strategically see where
> smart transport solutions would add value and address the problems – part
> of the framework Mureithi alluded to.****
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> *From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=
> idrc.or.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Francis Hook
> *Sent:* Friday, May 18, 2012 8:42 AM
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> *To:* Edith Adera
> *Cc:* Nashon Adero; James Gachanja; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Kenya' Road Safety Status****
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> Hi Barrack****
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> Thanks. I think before integrating ICT into the mix, the enforcement
> itself MUST be fixed. Otherwise cameras will only tell us the obvious -
> that traffic police and motorists are both culpable. The word "impunity"
> has oft been bandied around when it comes to Kenya and Kenyans - I am not
> convinced a camera will shame anyone into proper behavior or to uphold the
> law. As it were various TV stations have on different occasions secretly
> filmed police taking bribes, motorists flouting the law, etc (and pls bear
> in mind, unlike CCTV, TV's reach is much wider and such coverage does
> "sting" more than the individuals in the footage. Has that helped?****
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> I think a solution should solve a problem without creating others e.g.
> who will monitor the cameras? OK say we get the funds to hire people to do
> that. Then who will monitor those monitoring the cameras to ensure they too
> do not get sucked into graft (i.e. delete footage, look the other way,
> etc). Let me take a few steps back. The traffic police are the ones meant
> to monitor motorists and ensure the law is upheld. Now that is not
> happening. So we want to mount CCTV cameras to monitor them....then we
> need people to monitor those monitoring the cameras who are monitoring the
> police who are not monitoring the motorists. This can go all the way
> upstream.****
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> I think we'd be opening a can of worms if we add a layer of ICT on a
> problem whose solution should first be proper enforcement to bring
> about behavioural change. At some point the anti-corruption authority was
> doing well to ambush bribe takers....I think that's the type of solution we
> need first....an independent body to deal with graft. Once that rot is
> fixed, CCTV can be added to help the police themselves to dientify hit and
> runs, monitor and direct traffic flows, etc etc and not simply be a "big
> brother" type of device intended to scare police and motorists to comply.*
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> My two bits.****
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> regards****
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> F****
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> On 18 May 2012 08:19, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:****
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> @ Francis,****
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> Whats your take on the design issues raised by Dr. Aligula, on another
> note and to emphasise on the your last paragraph people get away with
> offences because the officer has the power to release you depending on how
> you interface on the road, this is a deeply rooted problem can we reduce by
> intergrating Cameras and other forms of technology that would help deter
> waywardness. ICTs can help reinforce current enforcement methods.****
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> Best Regards****
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> On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Francis Hook <francis.hook at gmail.com>
> wrote:****
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> Thank you. It is gratifying to note the drop in casualties, injured, etc
> between 2003 and 2005 - I think that is attributable to the "Michuki
> rules". ****
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> Curious to know what happened between 1977 and 1979 to cause a drastic
> drop (looks like 100% y-o-y) in "serious injuries per 100 casualties"? (in
> the "Crash survival rates chart). ****
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> Looking at "Road risk travel patterns" - where it shows the "fatalities
> per 100,000 vehicles" seems to show an all time low (since 1963) in 2011.
> I think to "read" this accurately we'd perhaps want to:****
>
> 1 - Compare the population growth rate vs growth rate of vehicles on the
> road. If the human population has grown faster, then naturally the
> fatalities per 100k vehicles will be lower - a distortion I think. ****
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> 2 - Between 1963 and 2011 there have been more roads built, more towns
> developed, etc ergo more time spent on the road, longer distances travelled
> collectively, greater time spent on the roads, etc and perhaps higher
> probabilities of accidents happening. Also I would like to think the types
> of roads themselves increase the risks of accidents by speeding - higher
> chances of fatalities on smooth tarmac than on a lumpy murram back road.**
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> Just my two bits. However, some of the listers feel ICT can help with the
> issue of Thika Road - but your stats esp for 2003-2005 CLEARLY show that
> slight changes to the traffic code and proper enforcement can help turn
> this around. So lets pass the buck to the minister of transport, the
> traffic police etc.****
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> On 17 May 2012 18:00, Eric Aligula <jairah at kippra.or.ke> wrote:****
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> Listers****
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> As you debate the very grave road safety situation in Kenya, we would wish
> to share this preliminary information from a study we are conducting on the
> accuracy of road safety data. Good data is critical for effective policy
> formulation, implementation and evaluation. Anecdotal evidence suggests a
> significant level of underreporting, compounded by errors in other
> complimentary data sets.****
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> However, on the basis of what is available, we aver that the major problem
> in respect of road safety in Kenya is a human problem. That is our weakest
> link. How to deal with it is key.****
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> It is very broad brush and we welcome feedback even as we look for answers
> from Thika Road.****
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