IN PEOPLES’S SHOES: MCA Forced To Walk Through Muddy Roads By Angry Residents In Syokimau
On Thursday, angry residents of Syokimau/Mlolongo Ward compelled their Member of County Assembly (MCA) to wade across muddy roads in order to demonstrate the estate’s awful condition.
This comes just one day after Citizen TV visited the area and discovered that most roads built only nine months ago are impassable, forcing motorists to drive across massive gulleys.
In footage published on social media on Thursday, the area people, largely boda boda riders, can be seen forcing their MCA Daniel Mutinda, who is dressed in a suit and wearing official shoes, to walk the same roads and witness their complaints firsthand.
“Hakuna mwenye anampiga, tutembee tu,” one voice can be heard saying in the videos.
Syokimau/Mlolongo Ward MCA Daniel Mutinda confronted by angry residents over the deplorable state of roads and deteriorating living standards in the area. pic.twitter.com/uxD09IcKC0
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When the road becomes too muddy and MCA Mutinda attempts to resist, the same voice mocks and sarcastically says, “MCA tembea, barabara zetu ni mzuri.”
Citizen TV discovered on Wednesday that Chaddy Road, an 800-meter stretch of road off Airport Road in Syokimau estate built by the Kenya Urban Roads Authority in late 2023, has fully worn out.
Syokimau-Mlolongo MCA forced to taste the waters by irate residents protesting over the poor state of roads. Na iwe funzo kwa Wengine! pic.twitter.com/QH3DzNFj38
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It’s a nightmare for drivers on the route leading to the Mwananchi route in Syokimau, Machakos County.
Motorists, boda boda riders, and pedestrians spoke of the nightmare they face every day.
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The experience was similar along the newly built Chaddy section two and Mwananchi roads when the contractors left without even a walkway or drainage.
As a result, the roads, which are only three months old, are wearing down.
Ironically, one road going to a hospital, which has been under construction for 20 years but has yet to be completed, a police station, and a chief’s office remain desolate.
Public transportation vehicles on the route reported challenges in making a profit from the company.
IN PEOPLES’S SHOES: MCA Forced To Walk Through Muddy Roads By Angry Residents In Syokimau
