The Ministry of Transport has banned public service vehicles from using the Nairobi Expressway. This ban was announced by Cabinet Secretary in charge of Transport James Macharia.
CS Macharia termed the ban as temporary and said that it is aimed at establishing safety measures for usage.
“Since the Nairobi Expressway was opened to the public, a number of traffic accidents and incidents involving commercial passenger vehicles have occurred on the expressway,” CS Macharia said.
“These have necessitated an investigation into the cause of these accidents and incidents, so that appropriate safety interventions can be developed to ensure that commercial passenger vehicles use the expressway safely,” he added.
“The Ministry of Transport has, therefore, taken the decision to temporarily restrict commercial passenger vehicles with a capacity of more than seven (7) passengers from using the Nairobi Expressway.”
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This ban takes effect immediately. The ban follows two accidents that have involved public service vehicles. The first accident occurred at the Mulolongo toll station while the second occurred at the Westlands toll station.
The CS also stated that the speed to observed on the Expressway will be 110. He said that vehicles caught exceeding this speed will be fined Sh. 100,000.