Govt Explains Sudden Blockade Next to Eastern Bypass
24 May 2021 - 6:54 pm
Police officers manning a roadblock that went up in Eastleigh estate on May 7, 2020, after the government ordered a lockdown over a spike in Covid-19 cases.
Daily Nation
The government has issued an explanation on why it abruptly closed down a slip road connected to Nairobi s Eastern Bypass.
In a statement issued on Monday, May 24, the state, through Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), explained that the closure of the road was necessary since it was considered a bottleneck that was causing traffic.
Motorists had raised safety concerns to the authority complaining that it had erected blockades without issuing a notice or having a warning road sign.