NCBA Bank has announced a temporary closure of its Mwembe Tayari branch on Wednesday, April 9, due to a planned demolition exercise by the Mombasa County Government.
In a customer notice, the bank cited safety concerns and government directives as the reason for the one-day closure.
"Following a gazette notice on planned demolition by the Mombasa County Government and in accordance with public safety regulations, please note our Mwembe Tayari branch will be closed tomorrow, April 9, 2025, and we will resume normal services on April 10, 2025,” the notice read.
The bank assured customers that all other NCBA branches will remain operational and encouraged clients to use alternative channels to make transactions.
"All other NCBA branches remain open for business. You may also transact via NCBA mobile banking, internet banking and card services,” the statement added.
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The notice comes hours after Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir announced the closure of Nyali Bridge to allow for the demolition.
In a statement dated Tuesday, April 8, the governor noted that the 9-storey building located off Abdel Nasser Road would be demolished on Wednesday at 8AM.
Given that the county government, in collaboration with other government institutions such as the KDF, plans to conduct a controlled explosion, the bridge will be closed for one hour because of safety concerns.
"In accordance with international safety standards for explosive demolition, a 1.2-kilometre radius from the site must be fully vacated," the governor directed.
Additionally, Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya gazetted the deployment of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) personnel to assist in the demolition of a nine-storey building in Mombasa.
In the notice issued on Tuesday, Tuya cited the Kenya Defence Forces Act (Cap. 199) and Article 241(3)(b) of the Constitution as the legal basis for the deployment.
"Pursuant to Article 241 (3) (b) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, read with sections 31 (1) (a), (c) and 34 (2) of the Kenya Defence Forces Act, notice is given that on the 7th April 2025, the Kenya Defence Forces was deployed to assist the Ministry of Interior and National Administration and the County Government of Mombasa in the emergency response towards an eleven storeyed building situated at Kilifi Corner, Fayaz Estate along Abdel Nasser Road, Mombasa County, that begun sinking on 2nd April, 2025, endangering adjacent residential and commercial buildings," the notice read.
