Mombasa county government has been lauded for it's efforts in boosting road safety.

According to the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) Director General George Njao, Mombasa is the only county in the country that has managed to flatten the curve when it comes to road crashes fatalities.

Speaking during the launch of the Mombasa status summary report on road safety, Njao called on other counties to emulate Mombasa on road safety.

"In other counties the cases are on the rise, I have been receiving several questions as to how Mombasa has managed to flatten the curve. Mombasa especially the Inspectorate department are doing a very good and commendable job when it comes to road safety and I think it is high time that other counties starting emulating what Mombasa is doing" said Njao.

Adding "If you take a look our (NTSA) road safety plan you will see that there are some things that we have copied from Mombasa. Mombasa has been the pioneer of several initiatives including the pedestrians walk and the only other county that has at least managed to copy that is Kisumu".

The report which is from a research conducted by the Johns Hopkins international injury research unit through the Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative between December 2022 and October 2023 reveals that the total number of deaths from road crashes has remained stable since 2021 at sixty nine (69).

According to the report the most vulnerable road users are motorcyclists, pedestrians and bicyclists who accounted for 88% of reported road traffic facilities in 2022.

The report which mainly captures observations of three risk factors, Speed, helmet use and seat belt and Child restraint use recommends for enhanced enforcement of speed limits across the city, correct helmet use , seat belt use and regular enforcement operations from the police and other law enforcement agencies.

The report also recommended to NTSA to advocate for enforcement of disposable helmet liner, a standard developed by the Kenya Bureau of standards for motorcyclists.

"As NTSA we are ready to work with all agencies and other stakeholders towards enforcing road safety and behavioral change especially from motorists and other road users" said Njao.

Speaking at the same time, Mombasa county Transport and Infrastructure executive Daniel Manyala revealed that the county government is still in the process of introducing other safety measures.

"This report is going to help us as the county government towards making the right policies and taking the right measures when it comes to road safety" said Manyala.

Adding " currently we are working on introducing three bills at the county assembly, road safety lies in the centre of all these bills. The bills are the transport and infrastructure bill, Non-motorised transport policy and the road safety policy. I believe that in the next two months they will all be in place"