KeNHA has committed to restore the blocked Mai Mahiu-Narok road within a day after repairs to a damaged segment begin.
Despite concerns that the road fissures may worsen, the authorities assured motorists of their safety as the repair work began. This occurred as the Ministry of Roads announced that it was looking into the origin of the defects in the region, which have become the norm whenever it rains.
The damaged part is 6 kilometers from Mai Mahiu town. Roads PS Eng Joseph Mbugua described the route as “critical,” adding that its closure has hampered traffic flow and inconvenienced hundreds of vehicles.
“We have hired a contractor to come in immediately and repair the damaged section so that traffic can flow again,” he added.
The PS stated at the scene that the fractures that had appeared around the region were caused by subterranean faults. In order to find a long-term fix for the fissures that usually appear after a rainstorm, he remarked, “We shall be investigating this incident deeper.”
According to a local leader named Joel Mwangi, the road’s fissures started to appear two days ago and have been becoming wider every day, cutting across the road. Mwangi remarked that no action had been done after the most recent occurrence and questioned what had become of earlier probes by the government. Every time it rains, the road often develops cracks; the government has to find a long-term solution to this issue, he added.
Sam Waithaka, a driver, claimed that the closure had a negative impact on their services since they were forced to find longer ways to transport their clients. He asserted that the new event will cost the government thousands of shillings and accused them of acting in a hasty manner whenever cracks appeared on the road. Since the decision to divert traffic is very expensive for drivers who use the road, he said, “it’s time that the government dealt with this problem once and for all.”