The enhanced patrols are designed to ensure compliance with traffic laws, prevent reckless driving, and stop unlicensed and overloaded public service...

The initiative by the police aims to roll out the safety programme to more than 1,000 schools on the highways to promote road safety.

Several other passengers sustained injuries and were taken to Kericho County Referral Hospital for treatment.

He said the collision involved a matatu and a pickup truck, with one vehicle travelling towards Nairobi and the other heading towards Meru.

In the first week of July alone, 101 people died in road crashes across the country.

The police boss says many learn how to ride from their friends and end up operating without licences, increasing the risk of accidents.