<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>In my opinion these are not accidents that happen on our roads involving public transport. This is murder or homicide at the very least. Most of these drivers know they are driving unroadworthy vehicles at excessive speeds and therefore should be charged with premedidated murder. I would happily sponsor a programme to prove this point and drive home the lessons that we should be learning. Only when the industry is faced with the appropriate punishment for their crimes will they take notice.</div><div><br></div><div>We accept these "accidents" too readily as a result of "burst tires" and "potholes" but most are avoidable. Our law enforcement agencies are Ill equipped and lack the knowledge to be really effective. How many have ever driven a vehicle at speed? How many have ever seen the effects of bald tires, poor brakes or steering, over crowding etc?</div><div><br></div><div>We have all been through road blocks that are purely toll stations and seen obviously unroadworthy vehicles sail through?</div><div><br></div><div>My thoughts on this precursor to another grisly New Year on our roads.</div><div><br></div><div>May I take this opportunity to wish all on this list a great and peaceful New Year.</div><div> <br>Regards<div>Michael Joseph</div><div>CEO Safaricom</div><div><br></div><div>Sent from my iPhone</div></div><div><br>On 30 Dec 2009, at 14:12, "Rad!" <<a href="mailto:conradakunga@gmail.com">conradakunga@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">Bwana Ndemo,<div><br></div><div>I agree with you 1000% about the regulate part.</div><div><br></div><div>This Christmas I travelled to Kieni using public means. Among my observations</div>
<div><br></div><div><ol><li style="margin-left: 15px; ">The speed governor ship appears to have sailed. That Nissan I travelled with hit speeds of up to 150km/h</li><li style="margin-left: 15px; ">Police are not interested in regulating anything other than their cash at hand position. There were exactly twelve police checks between Nairobi and Nyeri. The vehicle was stopped at each. At at least 3 of them I saw money change hands between driver and the officers</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; ">From Nyeri town to Kieni the Nissan that ostensibly should legally sit 11 sat TWENTY TWO people. We passed through about 3 checks with uninterested policemen who could clearly see that it was overloaded.</li>
</ol><div>If the people charged to clamp down on such renege on their duties, what hope is there?</div></div></span><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 2:04 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke"><a href="mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke">bitange@jambo.co.ke</a></a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Dear Barrack,<br>
You have a nice presidential name. You should not be confused with all<br>
the questions you pose. Yes we shall continue to have accidents until we<br>
have a mass transportation system. I have argued before that the role of<br>
Government is facilitate. I need to add one more function: regulate.<br>
There is need to facilitate proper mass transportation system in country<br>
and then have a strong regulator. When I was young in late 70s, OTC then<br>
a Mass Transport system along with the Kenya Bus had a log in system that<br>
they could not be in Nakuru for example if they had not been scheduled to<br>
be there. Things worked then even Malaysians came to learn from us. With<br>
GPS and other ICT solutions, we should manage to safe our peoples's lifes.<br>
<br>
Now in the midist of greed we need serious reforms and selflessness.<br>
Reviving the rail system should be priority number one but transport<br>
companies keep on sabotaging the rail system for their own selfish ends.<br>
Yes we have told our transport officials to reform the sector.<br>
<br>
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Ndemo<br>
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> Distinguished listers,<br>
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> I have read through the comments and still feel it is not yet time to<br>
> celebrate, what we have simply done in the year 2009 is to build buses<br>
> (Policies, Infrastructure , Strategies) however Kenyans are still walking<br>
> on<br>
> foot and hurting their toes as a result since they havent seen the<br>
> difference this buses will make in their lives. Many gains have been made<br>
> but they still don't resonate with the common man for instance *why are<br>
> accidents still maiming Kenyans whereas we can use ICT's to curb them<br>
> significantly through* CCTV's and other technologies (refer to Kwa Zulu<br>
> Natal SA), *why is the corruption index still high whereas we can use<br>
> ICT's<br>
> to significantly reduce* *corruption*, *why is access to treatment a<br>
> challenge whereas telemedicine is a reality,* *why is education expensive<br>
> whereas e-learning is a reality* we continue to witness Petty fights among<br>
> stakeholders whereas there are *REAL* issues that must be addressed we<br>
> need<br>
> to shun this culture and cooperate if we are to achieve more, if ICT<br>
> cannot<br>
> contribute to Socio-economic liberation, *then it is not worth it,* for<br>
> those who were hitting hard continue with the same spirit mediocrity<br>
> should<br>
> not be tolerated, for the Peacemakers, be blessed in the year 2010 and<br>
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