Nairobi motorists warned over flooding along Mombasa road
File image of a vehicle in a flooded section of Mombasa road. PHOTO/COURTESY
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Nairobi motorists have been cautioned to
avoid Uhuru Highway due to heavy flooding witnessed since the wee hours of
the morning.
The flooding is the aftermath of a heavy
downpour experienced in many parts of the country on Friday night.
In a video that surfaced across social media on Saturday morning, vehicles were seen almost fully submerged by the massively flooded waterways towards the capital’s Central Business Department (CBD).Mombasa Road
Here are some of the reactions by the Kenyans on Twitter.
"BWM folks please avoid Uhuru Highway… ama budget ya December
itakuwa ya repairs. "
It's all about proper drainage. There's no connection to concrete being everywhere.
Serah Mwihaki@mwihakiwanjeri
"These Chinese
engineers are rubbish, they built Thika road without drainage now Waiyaki way?
Argh!"
"Goodbye ball
joints etc. Mechanics will be busy this December."
"Mvua kidogo na
barabara zote zimegeuka bahari."
"Gari haiezi
drown, mnaogopa nini? Except VWs and BMWs. Hydrophobic hizo."
"Kama airitake
yako iko below that waterlevel usijaribu kupitia hapo... otherwise slim lazima
utanunua."
"The disaster that
comes with the expressway. This is going to be messy."
"Why don't you have a ferry on standby for a day like today?"


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