Travelling from Umoja to Nairobi Industrial Area is an important Eastlands commuter journey, particularly for people working in the factories, warehouses, workshops, offices and businesses concentrated around Lunga Lunga Road, Likoni Road, Enterprise Road and the wider Industrial Area district. Unlike a journey from Umoja to Nairobi CBD, passengers travelling to Industrial Area do not … Read more
Travelling from Nairobi CBD to Industrial Area is a common daily journey for workers, traders, students, suppliers and visitors heading to one of Nairobi’s largest employment and commercial districts. However, Industrial Area is not a single destination. The district stretches across several important roads, including Enterprise Road, Lunga Lunga Road, Likoni Road and Lusaka Road, … Read more
Travelling from Nairobi’s Western Bypass to the Northern Bypass completes an important link in the city’s wider bypass network, connecting western Nairobi with the northern metropolitan corridor without requiring every journey to pass through Nairobi CBD. The key route runs through Gitaru, Wangige, Kihara and Ndenderu towards Ruaka, where the Western Bypass reaches the wider … Read more
Nairobi has approved the development of two metro railway lines in an ambitious plan aimed at transforming public transport and reducing the hours commuters lose in traffic every day. The first phase of the Nairobi Metropolitan Mass Rapid Transit System will include a 10-kilometre underground circular line serving the central business district and a 13-kilometre … Read more
A report submitted by Leah Sagini, a journalism student at Multimedia University, has examined how improved Standard Gauge Railway connectivity into Nairobi and Mombasa central business districts could reshape Kenya’s long-distance bus industry, particularly operators serving the busy Nairobi–Mombasa corridor. The policy and economic research report, titled “The Impact of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) … Read more
A City Shuttle driver who previously spoke out about passengers cheating bus crews through M-Pesa payments has raised another major concern facing Nairobi public transport — the poor state of Kangundo Road and the lack of proper bus stages. Joseph, a Nairobi bus driver, says the stretch of Kangundo Road from Caltex near the Donholm … Read more
Travelling from Nairobi’s Southern Bypass to the Western Bypass provides an important cross-metropolitan connection between southern Nairobi and the growing western and northwestern parts of the city. The journey links areas around Mombasa Road, Lang’ata, Bomas, Karen, Ngong Road and Kikuyu with Gitaru, Wangige, Kihara, Ndenderu and Ruaka. For commuters, the most important area to … Read more
Travelling from Nairobi’s Eastern Bypass to the Southern Bypass creates a cross-city connection between the rapidly growing eastern side of the Nairobi metropolitan area and the major road network serving southern and western Nairobi. The journey is particularly relevant to travellers coming from Ruiru, Kamakis, Ruai, Utawala and Embakasi who need to continue towards Mombasa … Read more
Travelling from Nairobi’s Northern Bypass to the Eastern Bypass creates an important cross-metropolitan connection between the northern and eastern sides of the city. Instead of travelling through Nairobi CBD, the journey uses the wider bypass network to connect areas such as Ruaka, Runda, Kiambu Road and Kahawa West with Ruiru, Kamakis, Ruai, Utawala and eastern … Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya — For seven years, Maureen Wambui has worked as a conductor in Kenya’s matatu industry, a sector traditionally dominated by men. Working as a female conductor has given her an income and a place in one of Kenya’s biggest sources of informal employment. But according to Wambui, being a woman in the industry … Read more