KENYAN HIGH COURT ORDERS RELEASE OF IMPOUNDED MATATUS, SPARKING DEBATE ON REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT
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The High Court of Kenya has ordered the National Transport and Safety Authority and the Traffic Police to release all impounded matatus and return their confiscated registration plates. Justice Bahati Mwamuye delivered a ruling that has evoked much attention, an indication of increasing tension between regulatory enforcement and the rights of public service vehicle operators.