A traffic snarl-up was witnessed along Limuru Road on Monday, November 4, causing disruption along the route.
According to preliminary reports, the snarl-up was caused by trees near the Karura Forest gate falling on a vehicle plying the road.
Further, the incident resulted in injuries to the occupants of the vehicle, bringing traffic to a standstill in the area.
Emergency response teams, including police officers and ambulance services, quickly arrived at the scene to assess the situation and provide assistance.
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Advice to Motorists on the Route After Traffic
Witnesses and bystanders have reported that authorities have temporarily closed Limuru Road at the Karura gate to ensure the safety of motorists and facilitate the removal of the trees.
The matatu that took the impact from the trees had occupants. However, first responders and the police have yet to issue a comprehensive report on the injuries.
Additionally, motorists have been advised to use alternative routes to avoid getting caught in the congestion.
Also, the detour has caused increased traffic on adjacent roads as drivers attempt to find alternate routes.
“A tree fell on matatu on Limuru road hence all the traffic, the matatu has been cleared and there are cops and ambulances on the scene,” Anita Nderu has indicated on X.
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Logging at Karura Forest
On October 29, the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) issued a statement on logging activities at the Karura Forest, explaining that the Forest is undergoing a normal tree plantation management process.
The Service said it is cutting down exotic tree species and replacing them with indigenous species in line with the Karura Forest Participatory Forest Management Plan (PFMP) and the Community Forest Association (CFA) like Friends of Karura Forest (FKF).
Also, the service explained that the program began over six years ago but was stopped following the 2018 moratorium on logging in public forests.
It assured concerned Kenyans that the procedures of disposing of plantation materials have been followed to the letter as laid in the law.
“There are claims on some social media platforms that the ongoing removal of exotic tree species from Karura Forest is forest destruction. This cannot be further from the truth.
“KFS would like to assure the public and visitors of Karura Forest that what is going on is a normal plantation management activity which involves harvesting of mature exotic plantation species as per the PFMP which is a legal document developed in collaboration between the KFS and the CFA in this case being FKF,” reads part of the statement.
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