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Authority to help ease traffic congestion in Nairobi on the way

NAIROBI, KENYA: Plans by the Government to ease traffic congestion in Nairobi and its environs through establishment of a bus rapid transit system (BRTS) is gathering steam.

This follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) among five counties—Nairobi, Kiambu, Machakos, Murang'a and Kajiado— which provides for the creation of a National Metropolitan Transport Authority (NMTA). The authority will co-ordinate and regulate public transport independently from the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.

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