Impunity on Kenyan roads reflects our national thinking

The complexity of the car seems to mesmerise us beyond rationality. This is perhaps because many Kenyans grew up in homes without a car. Despite its invention more than 100 years ago, the car is still a mystery to us, more of a status symbol than a means of transport.

Instead of making cars, we prefer to make laws about cars from how not to use phones while driving and other rules including a speed limit of 80km per hour in the 21st century. We tried Nyayo car, we failed, and we hope Mobius will succeed where Nyayo Pioneer failed.