Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja has confirmed this afternoon that the Kasarani-Mwiki road that has caused protests since Monday will be repaired immediately.
The senator expressed his disappointment over the chaos that crippled transport in Kasarani area and noted that the county shall not have a state of anarchy.
We shall not have an state of anarchy in Nairobi, the formula for getting our roads done is not through chaosJohnson Sakaja
Sakaja said that an agreement had been reached with the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) for repair works to begin as soon as possible. He also noted that normal public transport would resume on the road in the afternoon.
Director-General of KURA, Cyrus Kinoti, said that they were aware of the poor state of roads in Nairobi and other towns and noted that repairs would begin once the rain ceases.
Residents took to the streets to demonstrate over the poor state of the Kasarani-Mwiki road for four consecutive days. Four people have been reported dead after they were shot by police during the demonstrations.
Police have been accused of using excessive force in engaging the residents and the operators. Injuries were also reported in the fracas the victims getting admitted to hospitals for treatment.