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Forgotten dreams for city in chaos

A traffic jam along Kenyatta Avenue after the ban of Matatus and Buses in Nairobi Central Business Distric [PHOTO: Boniface Okendo,Standard]

Last week’s debacle in which Nairobians were forced to walk long distances could have been avoided had authorities implemented master plans meant to decongest the city.

Governor Mike Sonko, using a Gazette Notice No. 4479 of May 2017 required public transport vehicles terminate their journeys outside of the central business district. He beat a hasty retreat 24 hours later after a chaotic first day of its implementation.

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