A new regulation proposing to subject the majority of the country’s 2.1 million vehicles older than four years to annual inspections has sparked public outrage, with many Kenyans protesting what they see as an unfair financial burden introduced by Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir.
According to newly proposed traffic regulations gazetted earlier this week, motorists whose vehicles are older than four years will be required to take them for mandatory annual inspections.
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A new regulation proposing to subject the majority of the country’s 2.1 million vehicles older than four years to annual inspections has sparked public outrage, with many Kenyans protesting what they see as an unfair financial burden introduced by Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir.
By Josphat Thiong’o