Road users’ wasted outrage over Nairobi Expressway disruptions

Traffic on a section of the Nairobi expressway in Westlands along Waiyaki Way under construction. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

After the devastation caused by El Nino weather phenomenon in the mid-nineties, the government embarked on an upgrade of transport infrastructure. Lang’ata Road was one of the beneficiaries.

While road users were hopeful that their commute would be faster and smoother after the upgrade, they were also unhappy because of the number of hours they had to spend in traffic due to road closures and diversions.