Genies On the Road
`”I had heard a lot about apparitions and I had been warned by other drivers never to brake or swerve. The maize roaster was just ten metres away. I was cruising at over 100km an hour. So I just ran over him,” he says, flatly. [..]
Sometimes, drivers say, it happens when they’re braking or swerving, to avoid; a “child”, a “gorgeous beauty” or an “old woman”, crossing the road.
“I have seen many apparitions while driving at night. They are mostly children or naked women crossing the road. This happens near a bridge or during a misty night. But I usually hit or drive through them,” says Nyangoro Mong’are, drawing from 20 years driving experience.’
