Kangemi residents have raised an alarm after the emergence of a wide, deep crack on the  Kangemi inbound slip road along Waiyaki Way.

🇰🇪 Breaking It Down

Footage obtained by  Kenyans.co.ke shows a crack that runs straight down the middle of the road for several meters, splitting the surface apart and suggesting a compromise in the overall road integrity.

Alongside the cracked road, the large concrete blocks placed on the sides to keep vehicles from veering off have shifted out of place, with a wide gap now open between two of them and their edges visibly chipping and crumbling away.

The lateral displacement of the protective blocks is a significant warning sign, suggesting underlying ground movement beneath the road. What is visible on the surface may therefore represent only a fraction of a deeper structural problem.

📌 What You Need to Know

Despite the visible damage, matatus, boda bodas, and pedestrians have continued squeezing through the broken stretch daily, getting to and from Kangemi, Westlands, Uthiru, Kabete, and the surrounding estates with no alternative route in sight.

The Kangemi interchange sits along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway, commonly known as Waiyaki Way, and links the main road to local streets, including Loresho Road, Muthanga Road, and Hinga Road, making it one of the most heavily used junctions in that part of Nairobi.

These slip roads act as shortcuts, allowing residents from areas like Loresho to join or leave the main highway without getting caught up in the thick traffic that builds up along the Waiyaki Way overpass during peak hours of mornings and evenings.

Netizens online have aired their frustrations on the situation on that particular road, with most blaming the government for building sub-standard roads, and that government road contracts are meant to enrich a few individuals.

“Honestly, whoever is approving these roads needs to go to jail together with the contractors. Just check out the Ruai new dual carriage expansion, it's full of craters and wells,” stated one netizen.

Another one noted, “The beams are intact,,,the problem is the contractor who did the tarmacking did a poor job,,,he didn't account for vibrations.”

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke