A report on the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) website shows that 1,983 Kenyans have died due to road accidents between 1st January 2015 to 2nd September 2015. The majority of the dead were pedestrians at 847 and passengers at 457. Road accident fatalities in Kenya have increased by 4.5% in 2014 when compared to a similar period last year.
Road accidents 2015 (Jan – 2 sept 2015)
| Dead | Seriously Injured | Slightly Injured | |
| Pedestrians | 847 | 683 | 179 |
| Drivers | 225 | 347 | 206 |
| Passengers | 457 | 1402 | 2275 |
| Pillion passengers | 137 | 183 | 59 |
| Pedal cyclists | 45 | 49 | 6 |
| Motorcyclists | 272 | 350 | 85 |
| Total | 1983 | 3014 | 2810 |
The total number of accident victims have however decreased and stand at 7,807 which is a 2.8% decrease from last year’s 8,034 over the same period. Last year’s total road accident fatalities stood at 2,907 which represented a 9.7% drop from the 3,218 deaths recorded in 2013.
Road accident victims: 2013, 2014 and 2015 (Jan to 2 Sept)
| CLASS OF VICTIMS | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| DEAD | 3,218 | 2,907 | 1,983 | |
| SERIOUSLY INJURED | 6,289 | 5,140 | 3,015 | |
| SLIGHTLY INJURED | 4,837 | 3,971 | 2,809 | |
| TOTAL | 14,344 | 12,018 | 7,807 | |
Traffic Commandant Charlton Muriithi in an interview with the Daily Nation attributed the high number of pedestrian deaths to the habit of not using footbridges and zebra crossings by Kenyans. Apparently some pedestrian deaths happen as a result of hit and run accidents that happen at night. He also noted that their efforts to arrest drunk drivers are thwarted by people who set up Alcoblow watch groups.