Naivasha residents want footbridges along Nairobi-Nakuru highway to curb road accidents

Naivasha residents block the Nairobi-Nakuru highway near Ihindu market on July 28, 2021, demanding the erection of speed bumps or a flyover. Eight people have been killed on the section of the road in June while crossing or walking by the busy road. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

Residents of Naivasha living along the sections of Nairobi-Nakuru highway are up in arms over an increase in fatal accidents involving pedestrians.

They have now petitioned the Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) to urgently address the crisis by constructing footbridges to avert more accidents.