Heavy traffic on Naivasha-Nairobi highway leaves motorists stranded

A traffic snarl-up along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway on Friday evening saw hundreds of motorists and passengers spend the night on the busy road.

According to reports, the gridlock started at Gilgil weighbridge at around 7pm leaving motorists heading to Nakuru and Nairobi stranded.

Some passengers even opted to alight from public service vehicles to walk to their destinations to avoid the congestion.

Motorists have since urged the National Police Service (NPS) to intervene and resolve the issue whose cause has yet to be established.

By the time of publishing, the traffic pile-up had yet to clear up.

The Kenya  National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has since urged motorists to steer clear of the route to avoid the snarl-up.

"Further to our earlier advisory, motorists planning to travel between Nairobi and Nakuru are advised to use Flyover-Njabini-Olkalou-Lanet or Naivasha-Olkalou Lanet routes," KeNHA said in a tweet on Saturday.

"Trucks are advised to delay their travels until the situation eases at Gilgil. Every effort is being made to enable traffic to start flowing."