The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has vowed that it will continue to arrest drunk drivers using the infamous alcoblow.
The authority will however use a different section of the law to charge the drunk drivers following the ruling by the High Court last week banning the use of the gadget.
This came as the authority said that it had not received any court order barring the use of the alcoblow as the issue continued to generate more heat than light across the country.
According to NTSA Director General Francis Meja, they would instead stop using the breathalyzer rules in charging the drunk drivers.
Meja said that following the court ruling, NTSA would use section 44 (1) of the traffic act which outlaws anyone from driving a vehicle without been in full control.
“We have not received any court order stopping us from the using the alcoblow and the operation will continue apart from the charges which will be substituted,” he said.
He defended the use of the breathalyzer adding that drunk driving had contributed to tens of accidents across the country.
Meja was addressing the press at Lake Naivasha country club in Naivasha during a two day workshop for County Transport and Safety committees.
He was quick to note that the concerted measures had seen the number of fatal accidents recorded to date reduce drastically compared to last year.
According to the statistics, by 8th of April 2017 a total of 318 pedestrians had died compared to last year where 341 persons last year.
Other numbers show that the number of passengers is the highest at 182 followed by motorcyclists at 147 while 83 drivers have so far died.
