Last Updated 14 years ago by Kenya Engineer
The county’s weighbridges could seize to be corruption hubs following the government efforts to automate them. The weighbridges will be fitted with new and modern gadgets in six months time to detect overloading and other corrupt practices. They will also be fitted with CCTV cameras.
The automated programme will not only reduce corruption but also reduce time spent at the bridges. It will help curb overloading which has for long damaged the roads.
The country has been in the efforts of reducing inconveniences caused by the weighbridges. During the budget reading, finance minster, Robinson Githae mentioned that the government was reviewing relevant regulations and guidelines to ensure all weighbridges were relocated to ports of entry and roadblocks either removed or reduced to bare minimum.
The bridges are a major issue as they even affect trade between the East African Community (EAC) region. Some of the countries are landlocked forcing them to import goods via Kenya and others. Kenya was earlier this year pushed to abolish the Amagoro and Eldoret weighbridges to enhance movement on the Northern Corridor.
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