Transport Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen has responded to complaints about the bumps erected along the Southern Bypass in Nairobi.
In a post on Wednesday, October 4, CS Murkomen assured that he was following up on the issue and that he would issue a statement on the concerns raised.
“I am on site, I will revert,” said Murkomen.
CS Murkomen was replying to complaints from social media users over the bumps.
Mutua Southern Bypass Complaints
In a post on Wednesday, October 4 morning, an X user named Mutindi Mutua questioned the process used to erect the bumps and their implications to the safety of road users.
In the post, Mutua warned individuals using the Southern bypass to be aware since three fatal accidents were witnessed on Tuesday, October 3.
“Whoever uses Southern bypass be aware. Kenyans’ finest engineers decided to put bumps on the highway. Already today 3 accidents. Unfortunately, fatal. Proceed with caution,” said Mutua.
Additionally, she mentioned that at 5:45pm on Tuesday, October 3, an Indian doctor rolled and died.
“Another accident was in the night and this morning at 6:30 someone veered off and crashed into a pedestrian and hit the NHC wall bumps on both sides,” Mutua wrote.
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Furthermore, she asked how long it will take to correct this mistake and whether the concerned stakeholders value the live of Kenyans using the Southern bypass.
“The road is not lit, its already unsafe then boom! a bump ahead, clearly, we are setting people up for accidents. What happened to lit roads, signage, and safety?” posed Mutua.
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Mark Masai Complaints
Taking to his X account, former NTV reporter Mark Masai also questioned the motive behind the Southern bypass bumps.
Masai urged people using the Southern bypass to be careful, adding that someone close to him was almost involved in an accident along the road.
“Someone came close to having a bad accident because of the bumps erected on Southern bypass. But why, proceed with caution,” said Masai.
However, Masai agreed with a user who said the bumps are necessary and the signage is the problem.