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Kenya’s unsung heroes with bloody hands

It used be normal for public transport vehicles to carry standing passengers. Then one day in 2000, one of those overloaded and speeding contraptions tumbled down the Nithi Bridge, killing 45 people on the spot.

The resulting public outrage led to one of the toughest traffic crackdowns in history. Have you ever seen a standing passenger in a bus since?

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