No, it’s impossible to drive from Netherlands to Nairobi Kenya in six days - iVerify Kenya

No, it’s impossible to drive from Netherlands to Nairobi Kenya in six days

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The viral post shared on social media on Tuesday, February 21, claiming that it took a man six days to drive from Netherlands to Nairobi Kenya is not true. Though it is possible to traverse the two countries in six days if one travelled non-stop the conditions on the road do not make it realistic for one to drive the distance in the said duration.

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Verified Mar, 03 2023

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Man drives from Netherlands to Nairobi Kenya in six days

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The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is False. To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. The Fact checking Desk researched on the distance and the road conditions between the two countries and established that it is not realistic to cover the distance in six days. The desk contacted @BarazaJM (twitter handle), an expert and motoring correspondent for the Daily Nation who explained that the time indicated by google maps does not factor in border crossings, stopovers for food and sleep, refueling as well as repairs along the way. The same claim was debunked by Kenyans.co.ke, an online local publication after it emerged on February 21, 2023.

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