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Two filmed hanging from Mercedes Benz on Mombasa Road charged

Peleg Mosongo Monari and Peter Igadwa Aggrey at Milimani Law Courts. (Photo: Mary Wambui)

By Mary Wambui | Tuesday, April 23, 2024

The two were arrested after the clip taken by other motorists who were warning them of the risk involved in their antics was shared on social media.

Two men caught on camera hanging precariously on a Mercedes Benz along Mombasa road were on Tuesday arraigned at Milimani law Courts.

Peleg Mosongo Monari and Peter Igadwa Aggrey were charged with riding in a dangerous position along the highway.

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They pleaded guilty to the charges and are scheduled to appear in court again for sentencing on Monday next week.

The incident was shared by Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen on social media on Monday.

"Mr James Gathogo Njeri this is how your car, white Mercedes Benz KCX 959B class E-250, was being driven on Mombasa road in one of those "where is the Minister" moments. We are concerned and a responsible citizen has alerted us. We shall do what we must," said the CS.

Mr. James Gathogo Njeri this is how your car white Mercedes Benz KCX 959B class E-250 was being driven on Mombasa road in one of those “where is the Minister” moments. We are concerned and a responsible citizen has alerted us. We shall do what we must. pic.twitter.com/OmYcrGpEGT
— KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H (@kipmurkomen) April 22, 2024

The two were arrested after the clip taken by other motorists who were warning them of the risk involved in their antics was shared on social media.

Officers from the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) in collaboration with the police then mounted a search for them and booked them at Capitol Hill police station.

According to NTSA, human behaviour accounts for over 80 per cent of the accidents and road crashes happening in the country.

While launching the National Road Safety Action Plan, which seeks to reduce current accident numbers by half by the year 2030, President William Ruto said a rise in high-risk behaviours has led to many accidents in the country.

He said this is due to a lax in enforcement of existing laws, which he said has bred the culture of impunity exhibited by motorists on the roads.

"We all know how the contribution of corruption aids speeding, reckless driving, drunk driving and allows those who commit these crimes to escape because they can bribe their way through our systems," said the President at the time.

He directed NTSA and the traffic police department to work in harmony to enforce the existing laws.

The country has an average of 4,000 persons dying as a result of road accidents, making it rank amongst the worst epidemics in history.

Road crashes have also been ranked as the highest contributors to disability in the country, health burden and poverty following the loss of able breadwinners.