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Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok during Malava Constituency Teachers' Engagement Forum held at Tande Secondary School on August 6, 2025. Courtesy
Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok has issued a nationwide crackdown on schools defying the Traffic (Amendment) Act 2017, which restricts school bus operations to between 6 am and 6 pm.
Speaking while opening the 97th Kenya Music Festival at Meru School, Bitok said no school bus should be allowed on roads before or after the stipulated time.
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