NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 24 – Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has directed Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHa) to undertake immediate drainage procedures to resolve the flooding challenges along Mombasa Road and other affected areas.
He said the move is meant to ensure the safety of motorists and the smooth flow of traffic.
The affected roads include Mombasa Road (A8), specifically Bunyala Road roundabout, Nyayo Stadium roundabout, Capital Centre, and Imara Daima road section outside Imara mall.
Murkomen attributed the flooding problem to percolation challenges in sections of Nairobi, triggered by the onset of the long rains.
He said the Ministry was committed to offering long-term solutions to deal with the issue of flooding on roads through proper designing and unclogging of existing drainage systems.
“In the meantime, even as we complete the contractual protocols with the incoming contractors, KeNHA has put in place measures to unclog the drainage systems thereof,” the Roads and Transport CS noted.
The CS noted that the floods were occasioned by the sketchy construction of roads beneath the Nairobi Expressway.
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