Narok Senator Ledama Criticises Transport CS Murkomen Over Poor State of Highway

Narok Senator Ledama ole Kina on Saturday criticised Transport Cupboard Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen over the poor state of the Loita- Tanzania Highway, which has been destroyed by the continuing heavy rains, rendering it comparatively impassable.

In a put up, the legislator revealed that he spent the whole Friday evening alongside the stretch. Describing the scenario as harmful, the Narok Senator referred to as on CS Murkomen to contemplate upgrading the highway to bitumen commonplace to facilitate the motion of Kenyans who depend on the highway each day.

“After spending the evening on the highway from Loita, Narok South, that is what I needed to undergo to get to my vacation spot,” the legislator remarked

“Very harmful I need to say! This highway is a KeNHA worldwide highway that hyperlinks Kenya To Tanzania,” he added.

A video shared by the lawmaker depicted a visitors snarl up as stranded motorists together with the Senator tried to navigate the dilapidated highway.

The highway itself was detororiated which gave credence to the argument that the lawmaker was making.

A portion of the highway was completely destroyed, resembling a river with water coursing by means of the injury.

This comes at a time when a number of elements of the nation have witnessed heavy downpours after Kenya Met issued an advisory final yr informing Kenyans that the nation would expertise El Nino rains.

Elsewhere in Kitengela, Kajiado County, a number of motorists have been pressured to drive by means of flooded roads, as residents blamed poor drainage methods which they stated result in water stagnation.

“There’s water in all places, we cannot do enterprise as there may be water in our kiosk on our roads, and the drainage right here may be very unhealthy,” Francis Kyalo a resident of Kitengela instructed journalists.

Kenya Met had issued an advisory cautioning Kenyans that remoted storms and heavy rainfall will likely be felt in elements of the highlands East of Rift Valley together with Nairobi on Friday.

Areas South of the Rift Valley, some elements of the  Coastal strip, and South-Japanese lowlands have been additionally anticipated to expertise heavy rains.

In the meantime, the heavy rains are anticipated to final till April 2024.