Motorists who drink and drive have been warned: the dreaded alcoblow operations will be back on Kenyan roads on Friday after a report revealed that 60 people were killed due to drunk driving between October 2 and 4. The government says it has resorted to re-introducing alcoblow tests in major towns in a bid to control road carnage. ROAD FATALITIES“Reports further indicate that from 2nd to 4th October 2020, a total of 60 persons lost their lives, of which most of the accidents were attributed to drunk driving,” the statement said. While the checks are meant to weed out drunk drivers by placing them in custody until morning when they have sobered up and be charged, corrupt officers had turned them into money-minting ventures. Corrupt police officers were, however, letting drunk drivers off the hook for as little as Sh2,000 if they were able to raise the cash at the roadblock.

Source: Daily Nation October 09, 2020 14:37 UTC