Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen highlighted three initiatives that the government was undertaking to address the traffic menace within Nairobi.
Speaking during a transport stakeholder's meeting on Tuesday, January 24, Murkomen revealed that his ministry was reviewing the Integrated National Transport Policy for urban areas.
He explained that the move would help decongest the city following incidents of traffic jams witnessed occasionally.
Murkomen acknowledged that the congestion had been caused by the influx of Kenyans within the city as a number of people moved to Nairobi to look for greener pastures.
Consequently, the CS added that the construction of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems was still in progress despite financial constraints.
"My Ministry is reviewing the Integrated National Transport Policy with a view to prioritising a balanced and environmentally sustainable urban transport system in which all modes efficiently play their roles and guide all cities, towns and urban centres in the long run," he stated.
On the other hand, he stated, the government was keen on the implementation of the e-mobility sector through electric vehicles.
Murkomen asserted that a task force would be formed to recommend on policies over the same.
"We see mass rapid transport solutions as the way forward and an increasing role for e-mobility which will also take advantage of Kenya’s competitive advantage in access to renewable energy including geothermal, hydro, wind and solar.
"We see Kenya progressing up the value chain from the deployment of environmentally friendly and sustainable vehicles to the assembly and manufacture of the same," the CS announced.
Nonetheless, he noted that the programmes needed financial backing hinting at partnerships to achieve the same.
The CS stated that a data centre would be established to help investors and researchers make decisions on the city transport system.
