Mombasa-Nairobi highway an economic lifeline, not highway of mourning

In October alone, 41 lives have been lost on the highway that carries the weight of the economy on what is often a single carriageway.

Scene of accident where 20 people died in Mombasa Road accident

A nation’s priorities are revealed by the projects it funds, the problems it tolerates and the lives it protects. For decades, the Mombasa-Nairobi highway has carried the weight of Kenya’s economy. It connects our principal seaport to our capital, serves regional markets and sustains livelihoods far beyond the counties through which it passes. Yet much of this indispensable corridor remains a single carriageway, where buses, private vehicles and heavy commercial trucks travel in opposing directions with little separation.

Source: The Star