Matatus set for relocation from CBD in phases next year
Tuesday December 22 2020
By COLLINS OMULO
Summary
Director of transport and public works Michael Ochieng the NMS had engaged stakeholders regarding the relocation plan, which could begin as early as mid-January.
Green Park, Desai and Park Road termini are nearing completion and would be the first to be opened as part of the decongestion strategy.
Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) will relocate matatus from the central business district (CBD) in phases with the first terminus expected to be ready by early next month.
Director of transport and public works Michael Ochieng the NMS had engaged stakeholders regarding the relocation plan, which could begin as early as mid-January.
Already, Green Park, Desai and Park Road Termini are near completion and will be the first to be opened as part of the decongestion strategy.
He explained that the phased reopening will see public service vehicles (PSVs) plying the Ngong and Langata Road routes, which will be terminating at the Green Park terminus, the first to be relocated.
Thereafter, the next step will be relocating matatus and long distance PSVs from Mt Kenya and those from the Thika Superhighway – that have been terminating at Tea room, Accra Road – which will drop and pick passengers at Desai and Park Road termini in Ngara.
Nairobi Water Cuts Off Water Supply in 12 Estates
Nairobi residents queuing for water.
The Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) on Wednesday, December 16, announced a two-day water outage in several estates across the capital.
NCWSC announced the water interruption will commence on Thursday, December 17 with the resumption of services expected on Friday, December 18.
Most of the estates affected are along Mombasa road and Lang ata road.
In a public notice, NCWSC Managing Director Nahason Muguna revealed that new and old pipes connections will be replaced. This will facilitate interconnection of the new and old water pipelines at Lang ata road and Mombasa road junction to enable the release of the road median to the Expressway road contractor from Nyayo Stadium to Isuzu East Africa, read the notice in part.
A number of estates and key installations in Nairobi are set to go without water for two days with Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company set to shut down the water supply pipeline along Mombasa road.
The shutdown, which will be between Thursday and Friday, is a result of the ongoing construction of the multi-billion Nairobi Expressway.
Nairobi Water Managing Director Engineer Nahashon Muguna said the closing down of the water pipeline will facilitate interconnection of the new and old water pipelines at Lang’ata Road and Mombasa Road junction to enable release the road median to the Expressway road constructor from Nyayo Stadium to Isuzu East Africa.
THE STANDARD
KENYA
The Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company Ltd (NCWSC) will shut down a water supply pipeline along Mombasa Road from Thursday, December 17 at 6am to Friday, December 18 at 6am.
According to a notice to the public, this will be done to facilitate interconnection of the new and old water pipelines at Langata Road and Mombasa Road junction so that the road median to the Expressway can be released to the contractor.
As a result, the following estates will experience interrupted water supply:
Nairobi West, South B and South C (including Mater Hospital)
Estates along Jogoo Road including Buruburu, Makadara, Hamza and Industrial Area