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Traffic cameras can only work with political goodwill

One of the speed enforcement cameras installed by the National Transport and Safety Authority along Thika Superhighway. [Gitau Wanyoike, Standard]

Sometime last year, I was driving on Thika Road on a Sunday when I stopped at a bus stop as I thought I had a mechanical issue with the car. On stepping out, I was accosted by two beefy policemen who accused me of obstructing traffic.

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