Commuters on Kiambu Road have blamed the increased traffic jam on a mobile weighbridge at DCI headquarters.
They are delayed on the road for hours unlike previously when it took them less than 40 minutes to access Thika Superhighway during rush hours.
Lecturer
Jeff Kamau told the Star the people
going to work or those with emergencies are inconvenienced.
Residents who work along Kiambu Road told the Star the weighbridge has been in operation since Monday.
“On the first day, we had a huge traffic jam the whole day. One wonders why the state officials assume they can always get their way. They have inconvenienced many people,” Ann Muthoni, a taxi operator who stays at Kasarini, said.
Businesswoman Siphe Petronila questioned why the authorities did not plan well to ensure the
free flow of traffic.
“If you have to interfere with the normal flow of traffic you must think outside the box and come up with solutions. We already have a traffic jam on the road and they are complicating matters,” she said.
“We are now paying almost double the fare because of someone’s incompetence and ignorance.”
However, Thuo Kamau, a hawker, is a happy man.
"We always make money when we have a traffic jam. We would want it to stay longer," he said.
