NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 28 – Motorists have been advised to avoid Aerodrome Road and a section of Uhuru Highway on Friday from 7.00am ahead of the funeral service of former President Mwai Kibaki at the Nyayo Stadium.
In a statement, Police Spokesman Bruno Shioso indicated that those driving from Waiyaki way to cross over to Mombasa Road should divert at the Nyayo House roundabout and join Kenyatta Avenue towards Moi Avenue heading to Haile-Sellasie round about.
Shioso explained that the motorists should then proceed towards City Stadium onwards to Mombasa Road.
“Divert at Nyayo house roundabout and join Kenyatta Avenue towards Moi Avenue heading to Haile Selassie roundabout, then towards city roundabout, then towards city stadium onwards to Mombasa Road,” he said.
He stated that “those from Mombasa Road intending to access the Central Business District (CBD) or Westlands should use the Southern Bypass, or Likoni Enterprise and Lusaka roads to avoid inconveniences along Uhuru Highway.
Motorists who will attend the State Funeral Service at Nyayo stadium will not be allowed to park at the stadium not unless they have parking access stickers.
“Owing to a high human traffic and vehicle traffic expected only vehicles bearing
parking access stickers shall be allowed within the stadium premises,” Shioso noted.
All other vehicles without parking access stickers have been only allowed to drop guests and proceed to park at Langata road Primary School or Green Park.
“Traffic police and other police officers shall be at hand to afford support and guidance to all guests. Kindly comply with them for the success of the occasion,” said Shioso.
Kenyans are required to be seated at Nyayo stadium by 8.00am on Friday for the funeral service of Former President Mwai Kibaki.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi made the announcement while supervising the preparations at the stadium for the exercise accompanied by the National funeral steering committee.
“We request our citizens to be time conscious because this is ceremony that involves a lot of people and we want to make sure that no one is inconvenienced,” he stated.
The Interior boss revealed that the state funeral service program will be concluded
by 1.00pm.
This is to allow enough time for preparation of the final rites that will be conducted at the former President home in Othaya, Nyeri County.
“We want to start early so that who require to travel out of town are able to move back to their homes early enough,” he stated.
The Interior Ministry CS assured that there will be no mishaps for the funeral.
“We don’t anticipate that anything will go wrong we will do this with the precision, effectiveness and the decency expected from government and respecting our former President Mwai Kibaki,” he noted.
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