NTSA to install high-tech speed cameras on major Nairobi roads to curb speeding
Njau noted that the agency has concluded testing fixed speed cameras along major Nairobi roads, including Thika Super Highway, Mombasa Road and Southern Bypass.
Roads including Thika Super Highway, Mombasa Road and Southern Bypass could soon be equipped with high-tech speed cameras after the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) completed a six-month pilot project aimed at curbing speeding and road fatalities.
Appearing before Parliament, NTSA Director General George Njau said the pilot programme began in November 2024 and also included mobile speed camera trials across other parts of the country.
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Njau noted that the agency has concluded testing fixed speed cameras along major Nairobi roads, including Thika Super Highway, Mombasa Road and Southern Bypass.
Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir added, “We have collected enough data, and we should be ready to go into the next stage of institutionalising them. We will have fixed and mobile cameras.”
The Authority is now seeking funding to support the full rollout of the new technology, which it says will be instrumental in reducing overspeeding and the resulting fatalities.
Recent data released by the NTSA paints a grim picture, showing that an average of 12 Kenyans died in road accidents daily during the 2024/25 financial year.
Between June 2024 and March 2025 alone, 3,581 people lost their lives in traffic crashes, representing a 10 per cent increase from the previous year. Additionally, 8,874 Kenyans suffered serious injuries, while 5,620 sustained slight injuries during the same period.
Nairobi recorded the highest number of road accident deaths countrywide in the first three months of 2025, with a total of 138 fatalities. Most of these occurred along Thika Superhighway, Mombasa Road, Outer Ring Road and Lang’ata Road.
According to NTSA, the leading causes of fatal crashes included hit-and-run incidents, tyre bursts, drivers losing control of vehicles or motorcycles, improper overtaking and failure to observe lane discipline, often resulting in deadly head-on collisions.
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