Three local churches led by Africa Inland Church Kenya and Deliverance Church Chepsir clergy prayed at Kedowa along the busy KerichoNakuru Highway which is a black spot area that has recently recorded a number of fatal accidents.
The pastors who were led by Africa Inland Church Kenya Deputy Presiding Bishop Paul Kirui and Rev. Sammy Bii of Deliverance Church Chepsir asked for God’s intervention to end the road tragedies that have affected the community.
Bishop Kirui called on the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) to put speed bumps without delay along the stretch from Kedowa School for the Deaf to Kedowa trading centre and he said that traffic calming measures are necessary to save the lives of pedestrians.
The demand is coming after a number of fatal accidents on the highway. One teacher from Kedowa Girls Senior School died last year when she was knocked down by a vehicle while she was crossing the road to get home. Four people were also killed in a crash on Christmas Eve night at the same location.
The residents and church officials are looking forward to both the spiritual intervention and the quick response by the authorities to help reduce the number of road accidents along the Kedowa stretch.
