Residents up in arms over accidents along Nairobi-Nakuru highway

Residents of Kinungi trading centre along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway have threatened to block the busy road using coffins due to increased accidents at the black spot.

The irate residents said the move is meant to compel the Government to either erect bumps or a fly-over at the centre which is 15kilometres from Naivasha town.

Local leader James Kabono said there are at least two accidents on that section of the road every fortnight, one being fatal.

"We have shed enough tears over the number of lives lost at this stop and the only solution now is to block the road so that the government can act," he said.

Kabono said they have for years visited various government offices seeking assistance but their efforts have borne no fruit.

"We first raised the issue with former President Moi's and then Kibaki's government yet years down the line we are still suffering," he said.

Area MP John Kihagi said plans are underway to erect foot bridges so as to reduce the number deaths.