On Saturday morning, Senate Majority leader, Kipchumba Murkomen, urged Transport Cabinet Secretary, James Macharia, to solve a traffic snarl that has made motorists spend the night on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway following road repairs at Gilgil.
“There is a terrible traffic jam between Naivasha and Gilgil Town. The CS Transport must apply emergency measures to rescue people who have been stuck for over 15 hours. This is an international crisis,” Murkomen lamented.
The gridlock was worsened by closure of a truck lane near the Gilgil weighbridge.
Gilgil sub-county police boss, Emmanuel Opuru, stated that the lane was closed to allow completion of ongoing road repairs according to Nation.
"The traffic was also unusually high because of closing of schools, leading to the gridlock," Opuru stated.
The police boss also faulted motorists for what he termed as "culture of impatience" that also led to the snarl-up which was yet to be cleared Saturday morning.
"Some of the motorists also decided to drive on the wrong lanes and others used adjacent earth roads, further worsening the situation," Mr Opuru said.
According to Opuru, traffic officers spent the night trying to clear the gridlock.
The snarl-up which stretched for more than 20 kilometres was yet to be cleared Saturday morning.
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