Tractors hauling sugar cane in Migori county have been ordered to cease operations at night to avoid accidents. “By that time the sugar cane hauling tractors still operating should park in public institutions nearby,” Mwiti said. Speaking to the Star in his office in Rongo town on Thursday, the administrator said the government is concerned by increased cases of accidents caused by stationary sugar cane hauling tractors at night and those without lights. On January 18, two people died on the spot, with the driver succumbing a day later, after a matatu rammed into a tractor hauling cane. Rongo deputy police boss Zebedee Amsama said most sugar cane hauling tractors are not roadworthy.

Source: The Star March 25, 2021 18:56 UTC