The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has launched a nationwide crackdown on reckless driving, specifically targeting vehicles transporting students, following a viral video depicting a Thika-bound matatu driver speeding with students hanging out. The NTSA has ordered law enforcement to arrest drivers and passengers violating traffic laws as part of their ‘Watoto Wafike Salama’ campaign.

• The NTSA emphasized that a split-second lapse could lead to fatalities or serious injuries.
• NTSA has intensified inspections of school buses, matatus, and private vans used for student transport.
• Schools have been directed to use well-conditioned vehicles and hire qualified drivers, with managers urged to supervise driver conduct and ensure all vehicles have seatbelts.

The Nairobi County Government is intensifying its crackdown on illegal waste dumping, targeting Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) and Private Service Providers (PSPs). Offenders risk license revocation, prosecution, and significant penalties under the Nairobi City County Solid Waste Management Act, 2015.

• Penalties include a fine not exceeding Ksh200,000 or imprisonment of up to two years.
• The initiative is led by Chief Officer Environment Geoffrey Mosiria.
• This follows an earlier crackdown on hotels and businesses in the Central Business District (CBD) over improper waste disposal, highlighted on Monday, August 25.

The Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) has launched a nationwide crackdown on the illegal sale and supply of sugar, targeting both small-scale shops and large supermarkets. This operation, initiated on Wednesday, August 27, aims to enforce sugar regulations and prevent the distribution of illicit sugar across the country.

• Joseph Wafula, Product Quality Officer at KSB, stated that businesses in Nairobi have already faced arrests for illegal sugar sales.
• The crackdown is authorized by the Sugar Act number 11 of 2024, with investigations and analysis already underway for seized goods.
• This initiative follows the recent seizure of 676 bags of counterfeit sugar, valued at approximately Ksh10 million, by the Anti-Counterfeit Authority on Thursday, August 21, near Malindi, leading to eight arrests.