9-year-old boy in school uniform caught driving on Mombasa Road

The vehicle has been impounded at the Athi River Police Station. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard]

Police in Athi River, Machakos County have arrested a 40-year-old man for allowing his 9-year-old child to drive his vehicle, a Toyota Passo, on Mombasa Road.

Athi River Sub-County Police Commander Mary Njoki said motorists who spotted the minor, a 9-year-old male pupil, on the driver's seat, alerted authorities, leading to the pursuit of the vehicle.