Nairobi County Gazettes 89 New Routes For Matatus
The Nairobi County Government has announced additional bus routes for Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) to enter the Central Business District.
In a gazette notification dated December 20, the capital’s Mobility and Works County Executive Member also declared the revocation of previously gazetted routes from 2017.
“Pursuant to section 4 (1) of the Nairobi City County Transport Act, 2020, it is notified for the general information of the public that the County Executive Member for Mobility and Works degazettes Gazette Notice No. 4479 of 2017 and gazettes the revised Core Bus Route Network for Public Transport Vehicles operating to, from and within the Nairobi City County,” the notice read.
According to Ibrahim Nyangoya Auma, the CECM for Mobility and Works, the adjustments would take effect immediately.
Eastleigh gets new matatu routes as Nairobi County gazettes over 80 additional PSV routes.
— The Eastleigh Voice (@Eastleighvoice) December 21, 2024
All new routes will pass through the CBD. Among them are Kikuyu Town to Eastleigh Section 3, Eastleigh Main (General Waruingi Street) to Yaya Centre, Eastleigh Main (1st Avenue) to Yaya… pic.twitter.com/U7dC8mYaRh
Section 3 from Kikuyu Town to Eastleigh will go through Kikuyu Road-Waithaka, Naivasha Road-Kawangware, Ngong Road, Junction Mall, Adams Arcade, Prestige Mall, KMTC, Community, Serena, Kenyatta Avenue, GPO, ICEA, Ambassadeur-Ronald Ngala St.-Kariokor – Gen Waruingi St., and Ist Avenue-19th St.
The return route to the CBD will pass by Race Course-St. Peters Clavers Church, Uyoma St., Tusker, and Kencom.
Two Dandora to Kibera/Olympic lines have also been re-gazetted, with return journeys likely to terminate at GPO, Ambassadeur, Ronald Ngala St., OTC, and Orbital.
Routes from Eastleigh Main to Yaya Centre, Githurai to Kangemi, JKIA to Westlands Loop, Kahawa West to Kangemi, Kariobangi to Kibera/Olympic, and Mwiki/Kasarani to Ngumo have all been gazetted with additional stages.
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Some of the major roads that have been gazetted include Kiambu to Westlands, Kitengela, and the Athi River to Westlands. Kitengela-Ruiru and Thika routes have also been announced.
Umoja to Kibera via the Industrial Area route, as well as two Utawala to Kangemi routes, have all been announced.
A Kileleshwa to Komarock Estate route has also been announced, as has a Riruta Satellite to Kahawa West matatu service.
Other routes among the 89 gazetted include: Komarock to Highridge, Dandora to Ngumo and South C, Kariobangi to Madaraka, Kariobangi to Upperhill, Huruma to South B, and Dagoretti to Bomas.
Nairobi County Gazettes 89 New Routes For Matatus
