
A motorist in Nandi, Kenya, has questioned the accuracy of the National Transport and Safety Authority's speed camera system after receiving a KSh 10,000 speeding fine he says was issued for a truck that was not on the road at the time. According to Tuko, the incident has raised concerns about the reliability of NTSA's automated enforcement, with the motorist disputing that the fine was wrongly linked to the wrong vehicle.
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