The two-lane Nairobi-Mombasa Highway is being converted into a dual carriageway to address the increasing traffic congestion between Kenya’s capital city Nairobi and the country’s major port city Mombasa. The bus, with higher fares later in the morning and a possible traffic snarl-up into town, will be the only option. The train is definitely not going to be held in traffic for an hour, and so her timing will be accurate. Traffic snarl-ups and gridlocks cost Nairobi Sh50 million per day, according to a Kenya Urban Roads Authority (Kura) report. Boda bodas are arguably a faster, easier way to navigate the choking city traffic, but the cons probably come close to outweighing the pros.

Source: Standard Digital May 18, 2021 22:20 UTC