Others said there was no major announcement on President Suluhu s visit and that the major road would be closed for so many hours, inconveniencing many.
One matatu operator said, We have lost money, the passengers have lost, the trains have lost possible revenue.
Others said to avoid the gridlock, trucks should also have been rerouted elsewhere or kept on one lane.
Part of the traffic snarl-up near Gatewayy Mall on Mombasa Road on May 4, 2021. [Robert Abong o, Standard]
President Suluhu is arriving in Kenya for a two-day State visit following an invitation from President Uhuru Kenyatta.
From the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Samia’s entourage will use the Southern Bypass, then head to Lang’ata Road, Mbagathi Road, and access State House.
Others said there was no major announcement on President Suluhu s visit and that the major road would be closed for so many hours, inconveniencing many.
One matatu operator said, We have lost money, the passengers have lost, the trains have lost possible revenue.
Others said to avoid the gridlock, trucks should also have been rerouted elsewhere or kept on one lane.
Part of the traffic snarl-up near Gatewayy Mall on Mombasa Road on May 4, 2021. [Robert Abong o, Standard]
President Suluhu is arriving in Kenya for a two-day State visit following an invitation from President Uhuru Kenyatta.
From the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Samia’s entourage will use the Southern Bypass, then head to Lang’ata Road, Mbagathi Road, and access State House.
Others said there was no major announcement on President Suluhu s visit and that the major road would be closed for so many hours, inconveniencing many.
One matatu operator said, We have lost money, the passengers have lost, the trains have lost possible revenue.
Others said to avoid the gridlock, trucks should also have been rerouted elsewhere or kept on one lane.
Part of the traffic snarl-up near Gatewayy Mall on Mombasa Road on May 4, 2021. [Robert Abong o, Standard]
President Suluhu is arriving in Kenya for a two-day State visit following an invitation from President Uhuru Kenyatta.
From the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Samia’s entourage will use the Southern Bypass, then head to Lang’ata Road, Mbagathi Road, and access State House.
The government argues this is a ‘small price to pay for the greater good for the 27km stretch, whose construction will ensure “seamless flow of traffic” among other economic benefits.
People using Mombasa Road and Uhuru Highway and those from Waiyaki Way will be the most affected. This means lost productivity and time.
The 27-km Nairobi expressway construction along Mombasa Road is expected to be completed by December 2022. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]
Mombasa Road plays host to scores of industries and offers access to the larger Industrial Area, which houses key firms in the manufacturing and logistics business.
According to the Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, traffic gridlocks cost the capital’s economy almost Sh110 billion ($1 billion) a year in lost productivity.
April 21st 2021 at 07:30:00 GMT +0300
The mission to reclaim the capital city’s lost glory has had its fair share of hits and misses with General Mohammed Badi, the man in charge of Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS), facing resistance from almost all quarters.
If not being arm twisted by the executive and assembly at City Hall, some of Badi’s own staff are sabotaging him as evidenced with the unexpected purge at NMS where some senior officials were kicked out for abeting graft.
Cartels must be popping champagne bottles in celebration of the turn of events in their favour. Cartels literally run the capital.