Transport activities were paralysed for hours along Thika Superhighway after runoff water overpowered the drainage system and flooded the busy road.
The flashfloods that were reportedly emanating near Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) swept through the road stalling all movements.
Vehicles plying along the route were forced to seek alternative linkages such as the service lane to unhook them from the crazily growing traffic snarl-ups.
Traffic jam stretched from Kimbo area with motorists expressing displeasure with the government’s unpreparedness to mitigate the aftermath of the ongoing heavy rains.
According to most road users, the government should have put up proper drainages and clear existing waterways to lessen the damages and losses that the heavy rains have continued to cost Kenyans.
Speaking along the busy road, the motorists led by Eric Kinyanjui and George Mukiri decried huge losses that most of them incurred as they were unable to ferry passengers from one point to another.
Juja Sub-County police commander Michael Mwaura called on Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) to unblock the flooded road. He also called on motorists to avoid risking their lives by keeping off flooded areas.
He revealed that his office in collaboration with other government offices were working closely to save lives during the rainy season and called on Kenyans to be warry of moving to risky areas.
The situation was worse at Kiambu County offices in Juja Sub-County as the floods formed a sea-like feature forcing all workers to remain idling along the busy highway for hours.
No one, including staff and residents seeking services at the facility could access it.
