Police swing into action to ease traffic along the Webuye-Malaba Highway
Trucks along the northern corridor at Kocholia area in western Kenya. The queue stretches almost 70 kilometese from Malaba in Busia County to Kanduyi in Bungoma County. PHOTO | BRIAN OJAMAA | NMG
Kenya’s Northern Corridor Transit Patrol Unit (NCTPU) has intensified snap checks and patrol operations along the Webuye-Malaba Highway to curb congestion, speeding and reckless driving that cause accidents, following the huge traffic snarl-up in the highway.
Thousands of truck drivers had late last month gone on strike to protest the Ksh3600 ($31.70) fee charged by the Ugandan government for mandatory covid-19 testing at the Malaba border.
