The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced a traffic snarl up along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.
In a statement on Friday, April 19, KeNHA said the traffic snarl-up is between Kijabe town and Soko Mjinga.
“KeNHA alerts motorists of a traffic snarl-up between Kijabe and Soko Mjinga along the Nairobi - Nakuru Highway due to an incident,” read the statement in part.
The authority urged motorists to avoid overlapping in the highway and to consider using the Naivasha-Mai Mahiu road.
“Motorists are advised to avoid overlapping and consider diverting to the Naivasha - Mai Mahiu road for smoother travel,” KeNHA stated.
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Further, KeNHA said its contractor and traffic marshals are on site to restore traffic flow.
The statement comes after motorists took to social media to complain over the traffic snarl-up that has made the road impassable.
Some of the motorists urged KeNHA to dual the highway in order to reduce cases of traffic snarl-ups on the road.
Below are some of the complaints from Kenyans over the traffic snarl on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.
What’s happening on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway? We have been stuck in traffic around kijabe for over an hour @KeNHAKenya
— ja kano! (@cecilgayi) April 19, 2024
Transport paralized along Nairobi Nakuru road. Road closed
— Kipkorgott (@your_weird_ex) April 19, 2024
The Nairobi Nakuru highway should be a dual carriage way, WTF is that traffic?
— sholinke (@letoya_brian) April 19, 2024
I have been stagnant here for two hours now pic.twitter.com/pt7pD0KITe
— Peter Munya (@PeterMunya9) April 19, 2024
Kama @NTSA wako serious hawa wote wenye wame violate Traffic Act sec 45A (esp Section/Article 45A subsection/article 1) wachukuliwe hatua na ifanywe funzo kwa wengine wote wenye tabia mbaya kama hii. We need discipline and order on our roads.
— eL-tHaSkIe (@ElThaskie) April 19, 2024
HAWA NDIO HUSABABISHA AJALI.
You should be dualing this road to avoid such cases
— YAKUB (@TheeYAKUB) April 19, 2024