However, the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) express service and the Madaraka express passenger service and the commuter link to and from the SGR terminus will remain operational during the festive season.
The same will apply to Nairobi to Nanyuki Rail service which has been enhanced to accommodate increased demand by passengers traveling during the festive season.
“We wish to notify our commuters that the Nairobi Commuter Rail Services to Ruiru, Embakasi, Kikuyu and Syokimau will be suspended from December 24, 2020 till January 3, 2021,” said the notice by Kenya Railways.
Last week, Kenya Railways announced it had slashed by half fare charges for commuters using rail service between JKIA and the city centre for the next three months.
Matatus set for relocation from CBD in phases next year
Tuesday December 22 2020
By COLLINS OMULO
Summary
Director of transport and public works Michael Ochieng the NMS had engaged stakeholders regarding the relocation plan, which could begin as early as mid-January.
Green Park, Desai and Park Road termini are nearing completion and would be the first to be opened as part of the decongestion strategy.
Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) will relocate matatus from the central business district (CBD) in phases with the first terminus expected to be ready by early next month.
Director of transport and public works Michael Ochieng the NMS had engaged stakeholders regarding the relocation plan, which could begin as early as mid-January.
Already, Green Park, Desai and Park Road Termini are near completion and will be the first to be opened as part of the decongestion strategy.
He explained that the phased reopening will see public service vehicles (PSVs) plying the Ngong and Langata Road routes, which will be terminating at the Green Park terminus, the first to be relocated.
Thereafter, the next step will be relocating matatus and long distance PSVs from Mt Kenya and those from the Thika Superhighway – that have been terminating at Tea room, Accra Road – which will drop and pick passengers at Desai and Park Road termini in Ngara.
Nairobi Water Cuts Off Water Supply in 12 Estates
Nairobi residents queuing for water.
The Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) on Wednesday, December 16, announced a two-day water outage in several estates across the capital.
NCWSC announced the water interruption will commence on Thursday, December 17 with the resumption of services expected on Friday, December 18.
Most of the estates affected are along Mombasa road and Lang ata road.
In a public notice, NCWSC Managing Director Nahason Muguna revealed that new and old pipes connections will be replaced. This will facilitate interconnection of the new and old water pipelines at Lang ata road and Mombasa road junction to enable the release of the road median to the Expressway road contractor from Nyayo Stadium to Isuzu East Africa, read the notice in part.
A number of estates and key installations in Nairobi are set to go without water for two days with Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company set to shut down the water supply pipeline along Mombasa road.
The shutdown, which will be between Thursday and Friday, is a result of the ongoing construction of the multi-billion Nairobi Expressway.
Nairobi Water Managing Director Engineer Nahashon Muguna said the closing down of the water pipeline will facilitate interconnection of the new and old water pipelines at Lang’ata Road and Mombasa Road junction to enable release the road median to the Expressway road constructor from Nyayo Stadium to Isuzu East Africa.