City residents want footbridges built on fast new road to prevent accidents

A section of newly constructed Outer Ring Road in Nairobi. {Photo: David Njaaga, Standard}

City residents have called on the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) to erect footbridges on the newly-constructed Outer Ring Road to reduce the number of accidents, which they say are on the rise.

“Most pedestrians are knocked down as they try to cross the road when it is dark,” said Brian Kihamba, a Doonholm estate resident. Mr Kihamba said most accidents happened between Taj Mall and Doonholm.