Lamu night travel ban on cargo vehicles lifted eight years on
The government has lifted an eight-year-old ban on night travel for cargo transporters plying the Lamu-Witu-Garsen road in Lamu County.
Since 2014, following terrorist attacks, public service vehicles (PSV) had been operating only during day and in one convoy escorted by armed police. Private vehicles, including those ferrying cargo, were also banned from travelling at night.
Speaking in Witu over the weekend, Coast Regional Commissioner John Elungata announced that the ban on night travel for vehicles transporting food, building materials, farm produce and other goods had been lifted.
But Mr Elungata said the night travel ban remains for PSVs.
The administrator called on drivers to obey security directives, including stopping for checks.
“The ban on night travel for ca...