MAKUENI COUNTY, BAMBURI LEAD EYE SCREENING DRIVE TO BOOST ROAD SAFETY

Makueni County, in partnership with Bamburi Cement Ltd, has launched a major road safety campaign targeting over 2,000 long-distance truck drivers along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway.

Dubbed “Healthy Eyes, Safer Roads,” the week-long drive at SUPASTOP, Sultan Hamud, focuses on early detection of vision problems and health risks like hypertension, diabetes, and fatigue-key contributors to accidents along the Highway, where 70% of the county’s road crashes occur.

Led by medical teams from Kilome Nursing Hospital, the initiative offers free eye checks, prescription glasses, safety gear, and referrals. It also includes safe driving education.

The public-private effort, involving NTSA, Kenya Transporters Association, Superior Homes, and others, supports Makueni’s goal to cut accidents and shape better transport policy.