Nkaissery orders sirens removed from unauthorised vehicles
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- Maj-Gen (Rtd) Nkaissery said that other than the President and his deputy, the only other vehicles that are allowed to have sirens are police vehicles, ambulances and fire engines.
- Also on the spot are funeral vehicles, many of which have fitted sirens and strobe lights, contrary to the provisions of the Traffic Act.
- Nkaissery also noted that the unwarranted or abusive use of sirens had made motorists to be reluctant to give way thereby jeopardising genuine use of the sirens.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Major-General (Rtd) Joseph Nkaissery has ordered all vehicles not authorised by the Traffic Act to have sirens and strobe lights to remove them immediately.
In a statement to the media, Maj-Gen (Rtd) Nkaissery said that other than the President and his deputy, the only other vehicles that are allowed to have sirens are police vehicles, ambulances and fire engines.
“Any other vehicle which does not fall in any of the above three classes should not be fitted with a siren for whatever purposes,” the statement said.
Nkaissery also noted that some matatus had fitted horns that resemble sirens.
Also on the spot are funeral vehicles, many of which have fitted sirens and strobe lights, contrary to the provisions of the Traffic Act.
Maj-Gen (Rtd) Nkaissery also noted that the unwarranted or abusive use of sirens had made motorists reluctant to give way to emergency vehicles thereby jeopardising the genuine use of the sirens.
He directed the Inspector-General of police to ensure that the new directive is followed by ordering traffic police to impound any unauthorised vehicles and charge the owners in court.
