This archive report was first published on 16 August 2019.
On Friday, transport along the Nyeri-Nyahururu road was severely disrupted as tour operators blocked the road in protest of the death of one of their drivers.
The driver, a 58-year-old employee of Pollmans Travel Agencies, had been ferrying tourists when he collapsed at Ndaragwa police station after being arrested for allegedly over speeding.
According to the police, the driver fell down at the station while being booked on the occurrence book, but the tour operators are demanding an explanation of what occurred before his death.
"We demand to know what transpired as our colleague was healthy before being arrested. We read an ulterior motive behind his death," said David Lotee, one of the drivers.
However, Ndaragwa sub-county police commander Timon Odingo stated that the driver was taken to Ndaragwa health center, where he was pronounced dead, and that the cause of his death is yet to be determined.
The body is currently lying at the Nyahururu County referral hospital mortuary.
