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Here's what to do to get Nairobi moving again

Traffic jam along University way, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Whenever Nairobians, business travellers and tourists talk about this wonderful city, one thing is for sure: they complain about the traffic.

Nairobi residents and visitors alike spend hours and hours in traffic jams every day; be it in their cars or in packed matatus. Kenyan friends of mine tell me they are spending each day 3-5 hours in traffic. A stressful and frustrating situation for all! Some lose their nerves and forget their civility. The streets of Nairobi become a battleground in which the most reckless seek to beat the jam by breaking traffic rules in order to obtain little gains for themselves, making it worse for everyone else.

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