Legacy: Uhuru Kenyatta's hits and misses in mega projects

The Nairobi Expressway is being touted as one of  President Uhuru Kenyatta's successes. [File Standard]

A few years ago, moving from Mlolongo to Kikuyu was a nightmare. One had to cut through the Central Business District and the maddening traffic that was characterised by all kinds of vehicles including the heavy commercial behemoths, some of them ferrying abnormal cargo weaving through the thick traffic of the city.

When the Southern Bypass was commissioned in 2016, this journey was significantly cut short as Mombasa Road, Uhuru Highway and Waiyaki Way were to an extent decongested.