Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has directed the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) to suspend operations of the Modern Coast Company.
Murkomen says the suspension will stand pending investigations on a recent accident involving one of their buses.
The accident occurred on December 28, 2022, at River Masosa at Makutano junction in Kisii County.
One person was left dead and scores injured in the accident.
“As a Ministry, we take the matter of road safety seriously and we will not hesitate to take stern action against anyone flouting traffic rules,” Murkomen said in a statement on Friday.
Consequently, the CS has directed Modern coast to facilitate the travel of all passengers who had booked with them.
“I will issue a comprehensive statement on this matter once the investigation are complete,” he said.
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In July 2022, Modern coast company’s operations were suspended after one of their buses plunged into Nithi River at the Nithi bridge black spot.
The Nithi accident left 36 people dead and scores of others injured.
In 2017, the company was also on the spot after one of its buses was also involved in an accident that left 15 people dead at the Sachangwan black spot on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway.
