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Echoes: Getting a driving licence was no mean feat for Kenyan motorists

Police recruits receiving instructions during driving school lessons from colonial police in Nairobi on November 1955 [Courtesy]

Pioneer drivers in Kenya had to jump through hoops to be allowed on roads.

The colonial government was notoriously strict with those seeking to be issued with driving licences. When a driver showed up for testing, which was conducted by police instructors, they were subjected to a barrage of tests.

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