East Africa’s Most Dangerous Roads
Ride with the fearless drivers of Kenya’s “Flying Trucks” as they battle broken roads, bandits, wildlife and impossible deadlines to supply remote communities.
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Documentary overview
Ride with the fearless drivers of Kenya’s “Flying Trucks” as they battle broken roads, bandits, wildlife and impossible deadlines to supply remote communities.
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Across four linked journeys, East Africa’s roads become both an economic lifeline and a daily gamble. Overloaded “flying trucks,” informal matatus and motorcycles compete on routes where speed, weak enforcement and mechanical failure regularly turn fatal. Cargo traffic between Kenya and Uganda carries the burden left by limited rail capacity, while northern drivers also face banditry, armed conflict and vast distances without support. Later chapters follow livestock and agricultural loads through equally unforgiving terrain. The series is ultimately about the skill and improvisation of drivers whose livelihoods depend on accepting risks that modern supply chains usually keep out of sight.
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Who this documentary is for
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