UPDATE Tuesday June 15: Ayub Kinyanjui was presented in court and fined Ksh20,000 for letting his 7-year-old son drive unsupervised.
Failure to settle the fine, Kinyanjui risks 3-year imprisonment.
The father of a 7-year-old boy whose video recording of him driving a Toyota Prado TX went viral has been arrested.
According to a police report seen by Kenyans.co.ke, the father, Ayub Kinyanjui Muigai, was arrested on Monday, June 14, for allowing his son to drive the car against Kenyan laws.
Officers from Kirwara Police Station in Gatanga, Murang'a County nabbed the man registered as the owner of the car in liason with officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
The police statement further indicated that Ayub was set to be arraigned in court on Tuesday, June 15, and would be charged with permitting a minor to drive.
The video went viral on Sunday, June 13, the minor was seen driving the car at Delview Park area in Gatanga, Thika.
Reports indicated that at times, the child drove himself to school and judging by the voice of villagers speaking in the background, a minor's driving in the area is a normal occurrence.
According to the Kenyan constitution, a person is only allowed to drive after attaining the age of 18 years and have a full driving license valid.
The laws also provide that a person can only hire a car in Kenya after attaining the age of 23 years.
In November 2019, Nominated MP David Sankok was on the receiving end of angry lashes on social media after he posted a video of his underage son driving a car.
In a clip the MP shared at the time, Sankok's son was seen driving as his father cheered him on.
While captioning the photo, Sankok stated that he believed in training children from an early age.
"I support CBC because it will unleash the talents of our young ones because for a long time we have denied kids below 18 years driving licenses, aviation licenses and other technical duties. They may be below 18 years but they are not stupid," he began.
"If I buy a helicopter I will train them to fly, let us guide our kids in identifying their specific talents instead of focusing so much on classroom marks," justified Sankok.
Below is the video:
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