Highway traders risking life and limb to make quick buck

Oblivious of the danger from moving vehicles on the highway, traders rush to sell their wares to matatu passengers at Total along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway. [Photo: Boniface Thuku/Standard]

The cut-throat zeal to eke out a living in an open air market at a major junction along the Nakuru-Eldoret road poses danger to traders who, however, do not seem to notice or care.

As motorists and pedestrians approach Total Trading Centre in Mau Summit, Nakuru County, aggressive traders scramble for customers, displaying their wares on every available place and often forgetting to watch out for their own safety.