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Alcoblow is back, no more one for the road

After the largely lacklustre tenure of Chirau Ali Mwakwere, acting Transport Minister Amos Kimunya has taken the driver’s seat and appears determined to prove his worth. Kimunya has put motorists who drink and drive on notice with the announcement that Alcoblow will soon be back.

Now, before the gadget was introduced, Kenya’s drink-driving law enforcement was slack. Suddenly, drivers woke up to the sober reality that they could be arrested if they took the wheel after having one too many.

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