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The red plate-numbers on our roads: What each code means

A vehicle belonging to an officer of the US Embassy in Kenya. [Courtesy]

The red registration plate numbers on vehicles driven on Kenyan roads communicate two things – first, that the vehicle could be owned by a foreign embassy or international agency, and two, the identity of the embassy or agency that owns that vehicle.

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