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Kenya announces car-free days in Nairobi

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January 29, 2019
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London, Jan. 29, 2019 (Altafrica)-Kenya’s Transport minister James Macharia on Monday announced Wednesday and Saturday as car-free days in Nairobi’s pilot programme.

From February 1, the central business district will be closed to vehicles and traders allowed to sell their wares, especially using the numerous parking lots.

The pilot will cover Harambee and Moi Avenues and City Hall Way, the CS said, without stating how long it will last.

He said they negotiated with the county government on this arrangement.

BRT

The Cabinet Secretary spoke on Monday during a briefing on the progress of the implementation of the bus rapid transport (BRT) system.

Heavy traffic jam along Nairobi’s University Way. Kenya’s Transport minister James Macharia on January 28, 2019 announced Wednesday and Saturday as car-free days in Nairobi’s pilot programme. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Vehicles for the system will arrive any time from February 1, Mr Macharia said.

Sixty four buses from South Africa will be used in the pilot programme, he said, adding that sectoral representatives were concluding negotiations on the acquisition of 11 trains from Spain, for use alongside the buses.

Twenty more trains will be shipped in due course, Mr Macharia said and noted that for efficiency in the city’s transport sector, at least 900 BRT buses are required.

“We have given local manufacturers the templates for the buses. After the pilot programme, the private sector can work with them to manufacture the remaining buses,” he said.

The CS also noted that the system will be run by the private sector and refuted claims that the ministry had bribed transporters for compliance.

“We wish to clarify that it is not the county’s manufacturers who manufactured the BRT buses used in Tanzania. That is a rumour that is not true,” he said.

Principal Secretary Paul Maringa urged cooperation and adherence with guidelines.

“Immense profits will be realised from this development as businesses will be allowed to operate within the CBD,” he said of the car-free days. (TEA)

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