Kenya’s Killer Roads – BBC Africa Eye documentary



Africa Eye exposes dodgy driving licences and dangerous vehicles on Kenya’s killer roads. Have the network of roads which …

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  1. This impacts not just Africa but also around the world!…because in most country’s you can drive on foreign licenses so this is all around dangerous!

  2. Some decent people there attempting to rid the country of corruption. It will take years to root out the offender's as it's a part of life .

  3. This is the same in my country too you can even get gun license just by buying it lol it’s all the same in East Asian. They just pockets the money at end of the day . No proper safety

  4. I have driven 5 years in Kenya.
    You can 't blame on corruption only for this situation.
    Many of individual driver who has driving license properly are lack of skills and knowledge for safety drive here.
    Even current proper training at driving school is not enough to protect people here.

  5. And then people who get these dodgy licenses go to other countries and can hire a car, get a local drivers license etc. Happens here in New Zealand all the time.

  6. Africans are here criticizing themselves without understanding how complicated the issue is. Most African countries are less than 100yrs old. Most of these problems were also experienced by western countries too but they improved their infrastructure and laws. Africans are also doing the same but it takes time. In that context I think this BBC documentary is biased against Africans because it's comparing young with advanced democracies. If I may add, I think Africans are improving a lot day by day. Let Africans be proud to be Africans as they improve their democracies and infrastructure which is the main cause of accidents.

  7. Lost my cousin in Kenya to vehicular homicide and have known many others that have suffered due to this ongoing issue, smfh. Thank you BBC for highlighting this continuous problem 🙏🏾❤️

  8. I am 100% certain this happens in every country on the continent. The same people that are quick to point out corruption by politicians on their social media walls are the same people that will pay for a driving permit without going through the mandatory training and tests. This is a double edged problem with government officials on one side accepting bribes and citizens on the other end giving them. However, what gives me hope that this won't last forever is that every country has been were we are right now. Exposure like this helps us find solutions quicker.

  9. The roads are also a problem:
    1. Roads with ditches on the sides that cause cars to overturn or crash,
    2. Lack of lighting on the sides of roads (it’s in the center, third-world style where it exists in urban areas),
    3. Lack of shoulders, etc. It’s almost impossible to end up in ditches on roads in developed countries and unusual to overturn. I have even thought I might overturn. I saw multiples more overturned vehicles in three years living in Kenya Kenya than I have in the rest of my life.
    4. Lack of reflectors, striping and grooving to assist drivers in staying in their lanes;
    5. Lack of sufficient dual-carriage roads for fast long distance travel since head on collisions kill multiple more people than accidents of cars headed in the same direction.

    Since driving is so basic and simple that people pay for license rather than taking a simple test reflects on a place where standards are disregarded and reckless behavior, which classes will not remedy.

  10. The love for money. In my country, people can do anything to make an extra coin even at the expense of life. On Sunday, they sing the loudest in church.

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