INSURANCE companies will be required to pay a total of Sh3 million to families of victims who die as a result of an accident. This include those people who are hit by a car or die inside a car involved in an accident.
A person who becomes blind as a result of an accident shall also be compensated to the tune of Sh3 million. The figures are contained in the Insurance (Motor Vehicle Third Party Risks) Amendment Bill 2013 which was passed by President Uhuru Kenyatta on December 14.
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