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State should ensure safety of commuters using ferries

Despite the conflicting figures about the death toll from the accident at the Likoni Ferry Crossing in Mombasa, the tragedy raises weighty issues.

In the short term it calls for stringent enforcement of existing safety regulations or creation of new ones. According to the Kenya Ferry Services MD Hassan Musa there are regulations that direct the loading of commuters and vehicles that appear to have been flouted.

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