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KWS has issued a travel advisory to tourists planning to visit Amboseli National Park.

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has issued a travel advisory to tourists planning to visit Amboseli National Park.

In a statement on Friday, May 30, the agency urged visitors to consider an alternative route due to ongoing traffic congestion along Nairobi-Mombasa Highway.

KWS advised visitors to avoid the heavily trafficked road and instead use an alternative route through Kitengela and Namanga.

"To all our esteemed visitors heading to Amboseli National Park, please note that due to traffic congestion along the Nairobi–Mombasa Highway, we recommend using the Meshanani Gate via Kitengela–Namanga Road as an alternative access route," the agency said.

File image of the accident along Nairobi-Mombasa Highway

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Earlier Friday, the National Police Service (NPS) revealed that the heavy traffic between Emali and Masimba on the highway was caused by a fatal accident near Jet Inn.

In a statement, NPS Spokesperson Muchiri Nyaga said the accident involved three trailers that collided on a railway bridge and as a result blocked the road, causing a traffic snarl-up in both directions.

The accident claimed one life and left another person seriously injured.

“The National Police Service (NPS) wishes to notify the public of a serious traffic gridlock between Email and Masimba along the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway.

“This disruption follows a fatal road traffic accident at Jet Inn area involving three trailers that collided on a railway bridge, completely blocking the road,” read the NPS statement in part.

Nyaga also warned motorists against violating traffic rules, saying additional police officers had been deployed to the area.

“NPS is working with relevant agencies to restore normal traffic flow. Additional police officers have been deployed to the area and will take stern action against anyone violating traffic rules,” he stated.

Nyaga urged motorists in the Mombasa-bound traffic to consider using the Machakos-Wote-Makindu route and the Nairobi-bound traffic to use the Makindu-Wote-Machakos route.

“We urge motorists to exercise patience and maintain lane discipline, consider alternative routes to ease congestion and enhance safety,” he added.