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No ‘sherehe’ in public spaces, Rift Valley Regional Commissioner warns

Rally fans

Rally fans at Loldia stage during WRC Safari Rally shakedown at Naivasha on March 27, 2024.

Photo credit: Sila Kiplagat | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • He disclosed that no traders will be allowed to set up stalls along the busy Moi South lake road from 10am on Saturday to Sunday night
  • He promised a heavy police presence to ensure that the law was followed to the letter as he called on motorists plying along the Nairobi highway to use alternative routes
  • He said redirecting traffic was aimed at easing congestion along the route that will be used during the global event

The government has made elaborate security plans ahead of Easter's World Rally Championship Safari Rally including a ban sale of liquor inside private vehicles.

Merrymaking off the road has also been outlawed with a tough talking Rift Valley Regional Commissioner Abdi Hassan saying those who break the law will be arrested and charged.