Kenya: Nairobi to Introduce Mobile Courts for 'Rogue Drivers'

Five roundabouts in Nairobi will be eliminated in April to improve traffic flow by 30 to 40 per cent, Governor Evans Kidero has said.

Kidero said the roundabouts between Uhuru Highway and University Way, Kenyatta Avenue and Haile Selassie Avenue, and between Bunyala and Lusaka roads will be replaced with traffic light intersections.

He was speaking during the launch of new anti-traffic traffic management and control measures at City Hall on Monday.

Kidero said the roundabouts in Westlands will be configured to avoid right turns and traffic redirected accordingly.

He added that PSVs will only be allowed five minutes at bus stops and that handcarts will be banned from the CBD to reduce congestion.

Noting that the county loses about Sh85 billion to traffic, Kidero said mobile courts will be introduced to deal with motorists who flout rules.

He said the initiative by the county and national governments is aimed at instilling discipline.

Transport CS Michael Kamau urged motorists to be courteous.

(The Star)