Rongai residents march to protest reckless driving

Residents of Nairobi’s Ongata Rongai and Kiserian suburbs Thursday morning marched to protest reckless driving involving public service vehicles.

The march started at around 8am from Tuskys in Rongai and was expected to end at the Lang’ata Police Station.

A notice about the intended protest walk had been issued through the Rongai-Kiserian Residents Association.

There was a heavy police presence as well as ambulances for emergency services.

The residents turned up in large numbers for the procession. Police controlled the traffic flow.

SUNDAY ACCIDENT

The protests follow the Sunday accident on Lang'ata Road involving an Ongata Rongai matatu in which four people were killed and several others injured.

The National Transport and Safety Authority has since deregistered the Ongata Line Sacco, to which the ill-fated matatu belonged.

However, some residents have complained, saying deregistration caused problems for commuters as the few remaining vehicles have now hiked fares.

The protesting residents were set to lay a wreath at the exact spot where the crash occurred.

Earlier on Thursday morning, a school bus hit and killed a pedestrian on Magadi Road near the Maasai Mall.