The drivers of two notorious public service vehicles (PSVs) that were impounded on Thursday for flouting traffic regulations have been arraigned at Kibera Law Courts in Nairobi.
John Mwangi, operating vehicle KDG 195 (Ambush), and Dominic Amaya, driving KDQ 111T (Manifest), were charged with driving unroadworthy vehicles
Both drivers pleaded guilty and were fined Ksh 50,000 or six months in jail.
The two matatus were impounded on Thursday after videos surfaced showing reckless driving along Magadi Road headed to Ongata Rongai, with both vehicles severely overloaded and several youths perched on the roofs and hanging from windows.
The footage circulated on social media also showed a traffic police officer allowing the vehicles to pass without taking any action, despite their clear violation of traffic regulations.
