This Festive season, the government is not keen on reporting statistics on road carnage and is instead working towards preventing the deaths by introducing daytime alcoblow.
Speaking during an awards ceremony for police officers on Friday, Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinett said the measure has been adopted to curb driving under the influence.
In addition, Boinett said that more police officers will be deployed in Kenyan highways to ensure that traffic rules are enforced.
“We have realised one of the single most contributors to reckless driving is drunkenness. Breathalyzer tests will go a long way in ensuring that the number of road fatalities is reduced during this festive season,” said the IG.
This comes after the government announced the re-introduction of the Michuki Rules in October in a bid to rein in on road fatalities.
Further, Boinett said that the move is also aimed at netting revellers who spend the whole night in clubs to avoid alcoblow dragnets.
Pedestrians who also flout traffic rules will also be targeted.
However, the legality of charging persons caught driving under the influence in court still lingers. In April, the Court of Appeal banned the use of alcoblow saying that it contradicts the Traffic Act.
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Appealate judges GBM Kariuki, Festus Azangalala and Fatuma Sichale ordered that laws that established alcoblow be taken back to Parliament for review.
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The judges ruled anyone found drunk-driving should be charged under the Traffic Act, not alcoblow rules.
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