Traffic Snarl up: Why you should avoid Thika Road at all costs today

There is heavy traffic snarl up on Thika Road, on both sides of the road, between Githurai and Kasarani

Residents of Githurai area barricaded the road in protest over reports that a 14-seater matatu plunged into a dam nearby resulting in fatalities. They complained that there had been no action from emergency services or law enforcement to save the passengers or to retrieve the bodies. 

12:51 Yesterday, a 14-seater matatu plunged into a damn bordering Githurai and Roysambu...... Unconfirmed sources intimate that, about 18 persons could have boarded the matatu. Already two male bodies removed out of the dam. pic.twitter.com/xg8prM0WP9 via @ThikaTowntoday — Ma3Route (@Ma3Route) September 25, 2018

Netizens, through a web platform-Ma3route, have since taken up the matter and are sharing photos and videos of the traffic situation:

12:22 The situation at Kahawa Is Pure Madness, Hii Barabara Inaenda Side gani tena ?? pic.twitter.com/Zm3SAeKYno via @AzuTopshutter — Ma3Route (@Ma3Route) September 25, 2018

12:20 @githurai45, vehicles fully packed pic.twitter.com/NDmnwj2yoT via @PhillipKuira — Ma3Route (@Ma3Route) September 25, 2018

13:01 Avoid Thika Road. @ntsa_kenya, accident reported. pic.twitter.com/lxLetZugiI via @McKeith_Cedric — Ma3Route (@Ma3Route) September 25, 2018

13:01 Avoid Thika Road. @ntsa_kenya, accident reported. pic.twitter.com/lxLetZugiI via @McKeith_Cedric — Ma3Route (@Ma3Route) September 25, 2018