Tuesday, December 16,
2025 - Mumias East MP, Peter Salasya, has spoken out
strongly following the tragic road accident that claimed the life of former
Lugari MP, Cyrus Jirongo, faulting both authorities and the
bus company involved for what he termed as ‘casual handling’ of the case.
Jirongo died on Saturday, December 13th, 2025,
after his Mercedes-Benz E350 collided head-on with a Climax bus along the
Nairobi–Nakuru Highway near Naivasha.
In a statement shared on his X account on Tuesday, December
16th, 2025, Salasya questioned the conduct of the Climax Bus driver
and the silence from the company’s management.
“Sijai ona driver kimbelembele non remorseful driver like wa Climax
bus.”
“How do you even get the guts to speak casually about the accident
as if nothing serious happened, and how can Climax management mute like nothing
happened?” he wrote.
The youthful legislator argued that police should have
issued a detailed report capturing statements from all parties involved,
including the driver, conductor, passengers, and eyewitnesses.
He criticized the decision to allow the driver to speak
publicly outside the police station, calling it unprofessional.
“Let me not overthink but it could have been better for the police to
give a detailed report from both the driver, the conductor, the passengers and
the eyewitness.”
“And allowing the driver to state the accident inside the police station
wasn’t a good idea or ethical in terms of professionalism,” he said.
Salasya also faulted Climax Bus management for failing to
release an official statement based on their own internal investigation.
He raised broader concerns about road safety in Kenya,
lamenting that the country is not serious enough in addressing causes of
accidents despite dozens of lives being lost daily.
Looking ahead, the MP pledged to push for reforms in road
safety laws, drawing from practices he has observed abroad, including mandatory
photos and videos at accident scenes for evidence.
“Anyway, my concern is going forward, I am bringing a lot of reforms on
road safety laws, the ones I have learned in America and mandatory taking of
photos and videos on the scene of accidents for evidence,” he stated.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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