Kenya Marks World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, Renews Call for Daily Road Safety Action
Kenya Marks World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, Renews Call for Daily Road Safety Action
Kenya yesterday joined the global community in commemorating the 2025 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR), an annual observance dedicated to honouring lives lost on the roads and highlighting the urgent need for safer mobility. This year’s national event in Eldoret brought together a wide coalition of agencies, signalling renewed momentum in the country’s drive toward reducing fatalities and strengthening post-crash response systems.
Senior officials from the State Department for Roads led the multi-agency delegation, joined by teams from the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA), Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), NACADA, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, and other key partners in road safety. The gathering paid tribute to victims of road crashes, offered solidarity to bereaved families, and served as a rallying point for renewed national action.
The commemoration also reflected on commitments made during the 2025 National Road Safety Conference, where stakeholders pledged stronger coordination across government, private sector, civil society, and enforcement agencies. Priority areas include enhancing post-crash care, expanding trauma support services, improving legal redress mechanisms, and embedding road safety education into public awareness programmes.
Officials noted that road traffic injuries continue to place a heavy burden on families and communities, calling for a shift from reactive responses to a daily culture of safety on highways, rural roads, and urban corridors. They emphasized that Kenya’s fight against road carnage requires not only enforcement, but also engineering improvements, behaviour change, and sustained public engagement.
As part of the Eldoret activities, teams conducted a safety outreach campaign targeting bodaboda riders—one of the most at-risk groups. Reflector jackets were distributed in the central business district to enhance rider visibility, especially during night travel, and to promote safer interactions between motorcycles, motorists, and pedestrians.
Stakeholders reaffirmed that the World Day of Remembrance is not just a moment of reflection but a call to action—urging Kenyans to honour the departed by embracing responsible road use and supporting national initiatives aimed at saving lives.
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