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Children using motorbikes risk death and respiratory infections

The desire to have children acquire quality education is pushing many parents to send their children to schools far from home. However, the shortage or lack of school buses has resulted in parents hiring vans while those who are financially disadvantaged have resolved to use motorcycles.

In Kisumu town, for example, many motorcycles carrying small children meander irresponsibly between speeding matatus, trucks and private cars as they rush to get to school on time.

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