Salgaa, Where Widows, Widowers and Orphans are Made

Salgaa. Salgaa. Salgaa. How many times have you heard that name Salgaa? What usually comes to your mind when you hear this name? Is it a name that bears good news or just misery, tears, blood and death?

Salgaa has become a name synonymous with accidents and death. Widows are made at Salgaa. People have become widowers at Salgaa. Thousands have been made orphans at Salgaa.

Read: Salgaa Black spot Claiming Large Number of People

Last week, a family of seven perished at Salgaa. Whenever an accident occurs at this place, people speak, curse, call for action and then go mute and wait for another accident to happen. As the days go by, lives continue being lost at this place. The government knows about this place but nothing has been done about it over the years.

The National Transport and Safety Authority has only perfected the art of revoking licences for companies whose vehicles are involved in accidents, Salgaa included. That has not helped to avert the situation. What is the role of NTSA? Is someone sleeping on the job at the expense of the taxpayer’s money?

NTSA is concerned with the increased crashes and has suspended all vehicles belonging to Transline Sacco as investigations go on.

— NTSA KENYA (@ntsa_kenya) July 16, 2016

Read: Accident Blackspots on Kenyan Roads Named by NTSA

Should we just sit back and watch as the roads continue to claim innocent lives in Kenya? Should we just sit back and wait for the statistics of how many have died and how many have been injured during an accident? Should we just be contented with the Swahili saying Ajali haina Kinga (An accident cannot be prevented) and just let people die?

Something has to be done and it appears nothing will ever be done if we are not going to shout and make some noise. Somebody somewhere is sleeping on the job and we need to take a whip and thoroughly work on his or her sitting apparatus and let them know that accidents are killing people and not animals. The economy is suffering because of this.