Motorists Traveling Between Nairobi-Nakuru Advised To Use Alternative Routes

NAKURU, Kenya, Sept, 3 – Amid hundreds left stranded along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway on Friday following a traffic snarl-up, the Kenya National Highways Authority has urged Kenyans to play alternative routes.

Preliminary reports indicated the gridlock started at Gilgil weighbridge at around 7 pm.

Motorists were forced to seek alternative routes while some passengers alighted their vehicles of committee opting to walk.

“Further to our earlier advisory, motorists planning to travel between Nairobi and Nakuru are advised to use Flyover-Njabini-Olkalou-Lanet or Naivasha-Olkalou Lanet routes,” KeNHA said in a tweet.

“Trucks are advised to delay their travels until the situation eases at Gilgil. Every effort is being made to enable traffic to start flowing.”