Police move in to restore sanity on Kenyan roads

http://www.ntv.co.ke A day after President Mwai Kibaki ordered a crackdown on careless drivers and unroadworthy vehicles, police in Nairobi swang into action netting several rogue public service vehicles drivers and conductors. The operation caught many operators unawares. Yassin Juma reports on the never ending confrontation between matatus operators and the law.

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• crackdown
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[jamesjdm]

I remember when I lived in kenya wondering how it was that matatus and the such could go up on the side walks to get around traffice and not be stopped? Also, there were very few working traffic lights in NBO and people drove like madmen! Ther police don't do their job and are corrupt for the most part. Not that the president isn't...good Luck to Kenya on this but I doubt much will change.

[karuitha]

order order order, get politics out of our roads. kibaki played politics with michuki rules. mwakwere still owns matatus

[kenyanguvu]

IMPEACH IMPUNITY

[ItsybitsyspiderMamma]

I agree, micromanaging is a waste of his time... why don't they have vehicle inspections and mark cars as driveable before they are allowed on the roads? liability insurance? as a foreigner, this story doesn't even make sense to me

[mdomokaya1]

why should the president remind the police boss his work? something is wrong somewhere

[2190g1]

Police also need to arrest GK vehicles that are now famous for breaking the law and overlapping on roads. To begin with, GK vehicles are not even insured! I wonder what happens if you have an accident with a GK car, and the other party is on the wrong. Who pays?

[freegastanker1]

if the police did their work properly, all these problems wouldn't be there!

[Tillia87]

The boys in blues.......what about the girls/ladies. these reporters should learn to use politically correct language. Respect the ladies men!!