Someone should go home in addition do unlicensing of that company.

We are a sick society 41 people die and we just okay with that?? In any nation that bus company would not survive even the cabinet secretary would be on the firing line. In the US i would expect them to file for bankruptcy ASAP. It was reported that another bus belonging to the same company was found with a tampered speed governor. This is quite mild they should be hit with damages and fines so high they close for good. Bure Kabisa!!!

If I were him I would press the government to come up with mechanisms of making sure that driving licences are not sold for ksh 6k...

If I were him I would press for law allowing his ministry access to all annual safety/roadworthiness inspections and test records of all registered passenger vehicles using his ROADS from ministry of works and directorate of motor vehicle inspections...here the owner would be easy to prosecute...

If I were him i would set a training centre to train motor vehicle accident investigators whose accident findings would be used against an owner or a company in a suit..

If I were him I would press for a law to be made to ensure that whoever is liable for an accident, his or her driving license is either cancelled or confiscated for a period not less than 5 years...

If I were him i would think of many other intelligent things other than side show reactions...

Each of these accidents should be investigated as unrelated incidences.

Blaming company officials & the owners is not one of the most wise decisions by the regulatory authority - in this case the Transport secretary. This is simply a knee-jerk reaction to a much bigger problem i.e the state of major roads. Why do we label places black-spots ? Are we resigned to the fact that lives will be lost at these places ?

These companies are offering the public an essential service & at a cost where each & everyone chooses their level of comfort. Let us not keep passing blame.

Bashing the proprietors/owners of the bus companies leans much on business sabotage rather than a genuine will to resolve transport issues.

What happens to travelers moving from one end of the country to the other ? Stay overnight in Nairobi ? Extra.Cost.Unnecessary.

Supposing the directive to ban night transport is implemented, this just translates to more buses on the road during the day as commuters scramble to travel early. Congestion will now be the new scapegoat on why the accidents happen.

@Kaigangio Nice debate umeanzisha hapa

His is a step in the right direction. We blame authorities for not enforcing laws but when they do, we castigate them. Something has to be done asap ili liwe funzo kwa wengineo. Secondly, the public is to blame because we allow these things to happen and if a fatality occurs, we are quick to banish the cops. The bus wouldn't have been overcrowded had the passengers refused to board it, the driver wouldn't have been overspeeding had the passengers told him to slow down.

Yesterday I was having a conversation with a friend who told me he asked the driver to slow down coz he was overtaking recklessly and if he can't he should give his colleague the bus to drive. The guy refused. Luckily for him, a luxury many of us don't have, he called his cop friends who were ahead at some town along Msa road. The driver was arrested.