The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) has continued to unravel and unveils its plans to end cows, pigs, sheep, and goats invading Outer Ring Road and other major roads within Nairobi.
Speaking to Sasanews.co.ke, KURA’s Boss and a long-time engineer, Silas Kinoti, condemned the trend and indicated that discussions were ongoing with the County Government of Nairobi to curb the animal menace.
Director General Mr. Kinoti has however pointed out the safety hazard the animals cause to motorists as well as pedestrians while crossing the roads in no particular order. Kinoti indicated that a meeting was scheduled for the coming week to address the challenge and put the matter to rest.
Further, he alluded to the street lighting project which had stalled for several weeks – noting that the contractor was on site to complete the plan.
According to Director General, the contractor’s progress was affected by two challenges; vandalism and financial constraints he has confirmed to our newsroom that plans are underway to disburse the funds to finish the stalled project.
“The contractor is on-site though a bit slow as he is facing two challenges: financial constraints and vandalism hence it becomes harder to continue with the project,” he stated.
On the issue of vandalism, he noted that discussions with the Nairobi County Government were ongoing to provide security for the project. Motorists have frequently lamented about the cows blocking traffic along major roads in the city, especially in the Eastlands area.
“Not just outer ring road, these cows, goats, pigs, and sheep are all over the city. I think the people in charge of this capital city of Kenya are very serious jokers!” Lamented one user.
“How can we remove these cows from Outering Road?” questioned another. Ranked Among the Most Unsafe Highways.
In July 2022, the 13-kilometer Outer Ring Road was ranked among the most unsafe highways in the world during a high-level United Nations meeting.
Urban Mobility expert Claudia Adriazola-Steil indicated that the road was the most dangerous road in Nairobi in the first nine months of 2021.
Data from the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), Outer Ring was listed as the most dangerous route in Nairobi with 44 accident deaths recorded, followed by Waiyaki Way with 38 fatalities.
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