Kenyans using the Mombasa-Voi, Nairobi-Nakuru, and Eldoret-Malaba highways have been warned to brace for heavy traffic that might disrupt Easter holiday travels after a logistics company announced the transportation of an abnormal load.
In a notice published on one of the local dailies, the transport company announced that the abnormal load would be transported for a period of one month.
The abnormal load will be transported via long-distance hauliers and has already left the port city of Mombasa on Thursday.
The load will have a maximum height of 5.3 metres, a width of 6.2 metres, and a maximum length of 20 metres.
The abnormal load will follow major highways from Mombasa, move through Voi in Taita Taveta, before embarking towards the capital city of Kenya, Nairobi.
From Nairobi, the load will pass through the cities of Nakuru and Eldoret, before making a stop at its last destination in Malaba.
''All road users on the affected routes are advised to exercise extra caution when in the vicinity of this abnormal cargo,'' the hauling company cautioned.
During the movement, traffic is likely to be paralysed, especially during the Easter holidays when a majority of Kenyans travel to and from the countryside.
Already, motorists and passengers were on Thursday, April 17, left stranded along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway for several hours following a huge traffic snarl-up.
The gridlock was caused by an upsurge in the number of Kenyans travelling upcountry for the four-day Easter celebrations, which begin tomorrow.
The congestion was also a result of overlapping by some drivers who were in a hurry to ferry passengers and goods to various destinations.
This will be the second abnormal load traversing through the sections of the highways. On Monday, Kenyans were cautioned of another extra-wide and heavy load that would traverse the country from Mombasa to Malaba, causing traffic disruptions in Nairobi, Nakuru, and Eldoret, among other areas.
The haulier began its journey on Monday morning, and the entire movement is expected to take 16 days, ending later this month.
