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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 88340, member: 27"]
A conductor's fatal fall from a moving matatu just landed the driver a two-month sentence on the Thika Superhighway.

Driver convicted over conductor's death
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[*]Paul Nyambuto Momanyi got two months or a Ksh 15,000 fine.
[*]Magistrate Thamara Irene delivered the ruling.
[*]Momanyi drove matatu KDM 246E with an unsecured door.
[*]Conductor Kenneth Kamau Kaheri died at the scene.
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Court draws the line on driver duty
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[*]Irene stressed drivers bear ultimate safety responsibility.
[*]Passenger screams were how Momanyi even found out.
[*]His no-prior-record plea didn't sway the court.
[*]Personal hardship doesn't override the duty of care.
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Vehicle fails safety inspection
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[*]Post-incident checks revealed multiple safety-standard failures.
[*]Questions surfaced about prior roadworthiness approvals.
[*]Overloading and unsecured doors persist industry-wide.
[*]Matatu safety violations keep claiming Kenyan lives yearly.
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