Kenol Law courts in Murang’a South subcounty/KNA
Three people, including a private van owner, his son, and a driver, were fined Sh150, 000 by a Kenol court in Murang’a after they admitted to various charges of flouting traffic rules.
The three who appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate Sheila Nyaga were accused of ferrying passengers in a private van that did not have a PSV license along the Kenol-Sagana highway on December 22.
The first offender, Joel Karanja, the owner of the van, was fined Sh20, 000 or serve six-month jail term after he pleaded guilty for allowing his vehicle to operate as a PSV without abiding by the traffic laws and regulations.
Peter Njoroge, who was driving the van, faced three counts where he was charged with reckless driving, thus endangering the lives of the passengers, driving an unroadworthy vehicle, and lacking a PSV driver badge.
He was fined Sh60,000 or serve one year in prison for driving recklessly. In the count of driving an unroadworthy vehicle, Njoroge was fined Sh50,000 or go to prison for six months, while in the count of operating without a PSV badge, the court ordered him to pay a fine of Sh10,000 or three months in jail.
“The accused driver's licence will be de-registered for the next 2 months,” ruled the magistrate.
Dennis Mwangi, who is the son of the first accused and acted as the vehicle conductor, was charged with operating without a PSV badge and fined Sh10,000 and, in default, serve one month in jail.
In the count of hanging dangerously on the van’s door, risking his own life, he was ordered to pay a fine of Sh10,000 or serve three months in prison.
According to persecution’s report, the vehicle was among many that flooded Nyeri, Murang’a, Kirinyaga routes during the festive seasons.
Police acted on a video about the vehicle that was circulating in social media platforms, showing how the vehicle was driven recklessly along the road.
