Mohamed Abdul Nasir Sheikh, the owner of the City to City Bus Company, has been charged in court. One of the company’s buses crashed on the Mai-Mahiu-Narok road in Ntulele and killed 42 passengers. Sheikh will be appearing in front of Senior Principal Magistrate Peter Ndwiga, and he has been accused of using a substandard bus to operate his business.
Moreover, he has been indicted for failing to keep records of the drivers in his bus company, and he awaits a fresh charge from a court in Narok.
Sheikh was arrested on Sunday morning following the unfortunate bus accident that proved to be fatal for many of its passengers. As a repercussion of the incident, the police have already taken three buses in its custody that belong to the company.
The arrest came as a consequence of a direct order by Michael Kamau, who is serving as the Transport Cabinet Secretary. He stated that the bus company should be held accountable for the incident, and everyone who was involved in the incident should be given justice. He was also of the view that the government will use this accident as a prime example to make sure that passenger buses that travel at night are discouraged and subsequently banned in order to ensure more traffic safety and prevent such accidents. Most bus accidents take place at night because many bus drivers are not careful of road safety. Kamau believes that these accidents can be prevented.
Furthermore, President Uhuru Kenyatta also made a statement to put the owners and drivers of PSV’s on notice that they would be held responsible in case of any fatalities of their passengers. President Kenyatta warned that any such accidents would be strictly dealt with.
Also, the Inspector General of Police, David Kimaiyo released information regarding traffic police officers who had been implicated because of their possible connections in a Public Service Vehicle bribery cartel. He stated that the case was being investigated, and all those who were a part of this cartel would be brought forth for a hearing if any of the suspected police officers were proven to have taken part in the corruption. This incident has possibly led to lax road safety, which has allowed such accidents to take place, resulting in such high rate of fatalities. The suspected police officers would be dealt according to the stated laws but also face a possible exit from the Police Service if their part in the corruption scandal is exposed.