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For every choice there is a consequence. The government in a move to curb road accidents imposed a ban on night travels. At a time when people travel most,the move has affected people in many ways than one.
According to the directive,no bus is allowed on the road past 9pm and whichever point the time gets you,that means the end of it and journey is expected to halt and proceed next day. Long distance travellers like those from Mombasa to Busia are being forced at certain points to spend two days on the road. Passengers either have to sleep on the bus or find a hotel nearby to sleep and pick up on the journey the next day.
As fares goes up by triple the previous amounts,more trouble is brewing especially on the parents and school going kids who are now forced to spend more than expected. As NE establishes,many high school students with knowledge of spending days on the road are taking the advantage to engage on sexual affairs as well as drug abuse.
A bus that left Mombasa on Sunday and destined for Busia was forced to cut off the journey in Kisumu since the deadline time couldn’t allow them to proceed. A student from Keveye girls who was amongst the many of students travelling to various schools across the western schools,had a “good samaritan” who was also amongst the passengers,she had complained to him about having asthma hence sleeping in the bus with all the cold could be hazardous to her. He then suggested to book her a hotel room to spend the night.
As things would later turn out,they ended up under same roof despite fact that they were strangers who met on the bus. He sexually assaulted her that night and it was the management of Villa guest house in Kisumu where they spent the night who came to her rescue.
The case was reported at the bus stage police post and suspect taken into custody. This is not an isolated case and apart from rape instances there could be willing students and preying people taking advantage of the night travel ban to engage in sexual activities in the name of “good samaritans”.
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