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KENYAN ROADS KILL 40 TIMES MORE THAN NORTHERN EUROPE'S.
(From ONASA News Agency)
NAIROBI, Sept 20 (ONASA - AFP) - Kenya's pot-holed roads claim up to 40 times more lives than northern Europe's, making the country one of the most dangerous places to drive in the world, an industry association said on Tuesday. "We have one of the highest traffic related death rates in the world, with 3,000 people killed annually or 45 deaths per 10,000 registered vehicles," the Automobile Association of Kenya (AAK) said in a statement. "This ratio is 30 to 40 times higher than Great Britain or Germany, which is a drain to our economy.... A significant proportion of (the victims) being young and productive men and women in the 15-45 years age …
