Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) will deploy the East African Axle load legislation to tame overloading and lift axle offenses.

Eng. Kennedy Ndugire, Senior Manager of the Axle load enforcement said offenders will be forced to pay the maximum fine of Sh.45 Million for overloading on the Northern Corridor.

The KeNHA boss said the Kenyan and the East African courts have been sensitised on the overloading Act.

“Our trunk roads have costed Kenyans Sh.3 trillion. We now must protect them. If you don’t have Sh.45million to pay as fine, keep off the Northern Corridor” Ndugire said.

He said KeNHA will deploy the Axle Load enforcement Act for class B and S roads, which provides for fines of Sh.4Million per over loader.

He said KeNHA will soon auction lorries whose owners have failed to pay requisite over loading fines.

Drivers of the trucks will also face jail terms of 3 years and above for flouting the rules. He said KeNHA has spend considerable amount of money sensitising Kenyans on dangers of over loading and said the time to enforcement is now.

A househelp has been charged with sexually assaulting her employer’s two-year-old son in violation of Section 5 (1) of the Sexual Offences Act (SOA) of 2006.

Ms. Joyce Mwangi was charged at Makadara Law Courts for committing the offense inside her employer’s house in Soweto estate, Embakasi East, in an incident captured on CCTV on January 16, 2023.

Ms. Mwangi is also charged with an indecent act with a child in violation of Section 11 (1) of the SOA for indecently touching the child.

The crime was allegedly discovered while the boy’s mother was monitoring her son via a CCTV camera she had installed in her home and connected to her phone.

She immediately notified a family member, who rushed to the house to intervene before she took a taxi home.

She confronted Ms. Mwangi with the video, which allegedly showed her kissing the minor before lying on top of him.

The suspect pleaded for lenient bail and bond terms before Senior Resident Magistrate Mercy Malingu, claiming she is a mother of two children who rely on her.

She was released on a bond of Sh500,000. The case will be mentioned on March 1.

A security guard accused of murdering a Karatina University student he was dating has pleaded guilty.

Mr. Ezra Kipkemei Kemboi pleaded guilty to murdering Ms. Phyllis Jepleting Jeruto on unknown dates between December 26 and December 31 in Nakuru Town before Justice Theresia Matheka.

Despite being informed by the court of the seriousness of a murder charge, the suspect maintained his plea.

The judge, however, noted that Mr. Kipkemei’s psychiatric report indicated that he had experienced bouts of depression and thus ordered the officer in charge of Nakuru GK prison to ensure he receives counseling while in custody.

The prosecution asked for more time to prepare the facts of the case before the court rendered its sentence.

Ms. Jepleting’s decomposing body was discovered on a mattress in his home a few weeks ago. Her ears were filled with blood.

Neighbors broke into the house after detecting a foul odor. They then reported the incident to the police, who launched an investigation.

According to documents recovered from the suspect’s home, Ms. Kipkemei was a first-year student at Karatina University pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Education.

A post-mortem examination revealed that she died as a result of suffocation.