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Govt to raise penalties for truck overloading

Trucks held in a traffic jam at Miritini in Mombasa County, July 15, 2015. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA | NATION MEDIA GROUP

The government intends to enact a new law to introduce stiffer penalties on axle load offenders who exceed the maximum weight allowed.

The proposed Transport Regulation Act seeks to raise fines for excess vehicle loads of 10 tonnes and above from the current Sh400,000 to Sh800,000.