Stray cattle along A1 Highway a menace

Even though road fatalities occur on several roads around the country, the most outstanding cases occurred on the A1 highway as demonstrated by the police statistics. Accidents caused by stray livestock along highways across the country have been a concern as cattle are left roaming freely posing a serious threat to motorists thereby making roads unsafe. It is a very worrying situation how livestock especially cattle, donkeys and goats continue to roam the roads making it difficult for driving more especially at night.

For years police have been expressing concern at the alarming rate at which livestock continue to flock the roads and calling for drastic measures to curb the situation but the menace. However, farmers have been turning a blind eye to the growing road fatalities as livestock continues to roam the roads posing serious threat to motorists’ lives. It is common to find a herd of cattle at night in the middle of the road or sleeping therefore posing a serious threat especially when one is driving at a high speed.