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Transport operators threaten nationwide strike over rising vehicle arson

Albert Karackacha - chairman matatu owners association during a press briefing with journalists on Friday. [Juliet Omelo,Standard]

Transport operators across Kenya have announced plans for a nationwide strike beginning Monday, February 2, citing escalating cases of vehicle vandalism and arson that they say have exposed motorists, investors and passengers to grave insecurity.

Leaders drawn from matatu operators, truck drivers, bus companies and private motorists said attacks on vehicles, often following road accidents, have become more frequent and increasingly brazen, with little or no intervention from law enforcement agencies.

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