GUIDELINESThe death of Governor Wahome Gakuru should be a wake-up call for road safety enforcement agencies to come up with a policy on how VIPs should be chauffeured. PUBLIC ROADSThe latter is a particularly important question given the political situation that Kenya finds itself in today. And since most VIPs, including ambassadors, have over time demonstrated alarming disregard for road safety rules, it is important now for the country to debate how VIPs use public roads before another fatality involving a high profile personality is reported. After all, such rules are not only important for the leaders. DISCIPLINEOne of the key issues that such rules and regulations must address is driver behaviour in risky and emergency situations.

Source: Daily Nation November 17, 2017 16:18 UTC