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Swalleh Mbithi, who has been driving 22 wheeler trucks for 15 years, reveals that some companies give drivers as much as Sh 10,000 to grease the palms of traffic police officers.
For those who overload, the trick lies in coughing Sh20,000 for 22 wheelers and Sh8,000 for a 10 wheeler truck at one weighbridge.
Hassan Sadam who plies Mombasa-Kigali route says the difference between Ugandan and Kenyan police is like light and day.
"In Uganda it is very rare to be stopped by a traffic officer unless you speed or cause an accident. They are very strict with the law," Sadam said adding that they also provide a receipt for any fine paid.
In Kenya, he laments, corruption is so institutiionalised that officers even provide change in case you have a big note.
