Emmanuel Chebukati, the son of the former chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Wafula Chebukati, on Saturday, June 17, narrated a 2,645-kilometer journey he undertook across four East African countries.
Emmanuel, who is a certified cloud security engineer, ventured on a journey across East African Community (EAC) cutting across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.
He began the journey in Nairobi and proceeded to Jinja in Uganda but later spent the night in Kampala.
"My first stop was in Jinja and the second one was in Kampala where I was welcomed by crazy traffic and cops standing every 100 metres," Emmanuel explained
From Kampala, Emmanuel visited South-Western Uganda between Kisoro and Kabale, a center close to the border with Rwanda.
"My third stop was Lake Bunyonyi. We experienced such breathtaking views of the waters that we decided to ditch the car for the quads and then the quads for the boat just to explore," he added.
The Engineer then drove into Rwanda via Kayonza - Kagitumba Road, covering a distance of over 170 kilometres.
In Rwanda, the team was hit with a culture shock noticing that the traffic is kept on the right side of the road.
"We kept the car as parked as possible to avoid driving on the wrong side of the road, with the driver on the right side. Also, driving between 40kph and 60kph just isn’t it. Only one traffic ticket upon exit was a good result for me," he stated.
He then embarked on a twelve-hour journey from Kigali to Singinda in the United Republic of Tanzania where he spent the night after covering over 785 kilometers.
"At the Rwanda-Tanzania border, the TZ cops will insist on you having a commercial-grade fire extinguisher which they will attempt to sell to you or ticket you. We caved.
"We did get another speeding ticket though for 55kph in a 50 kph zone, which was instantly paid," he recalled.
From Singinda, Emmanuel and his crew drove to Arusha City spending more than five hours on the road and covering 330 kilometres.
He then made his way to Kenya from Tanzania, driving for close to two hours and covering an additional 110 kilometers, a journey that he considered the easiest.
"Finally, we crossed back into Kenya via Namanga. This was the easiest, quickest, and most organised border crossing of them all.
"What a great drive through East African Community that was. We covered 2,645kms under a 300-litre fuel capacity, four border crossings, five destinations and unlimited tales for many years to come," Emmanuel concluded.
