Infrastructure before enforcement: Why Kenya’s speed camera ambush breaks the social contract

Infrastructure before enforcement: Why Kenya’s speed camera ambush breaks the social contract

As the National Transport and Safety Authority rolls out automated speed cameras under a rushed multibillion-shilling PPP, motorists face steep penalties despite widespread missing road signage. While framed as road safety, deploying surveillance before fulfilling statutory transparency reduces citizens to extractive data points, exposing a predatory state prioritising revenue over the social contract.

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