Nairobi County bans all Public Service Vehicles from CBD

Nairobi County has banned all Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) from accessing the Central Business District (CBD) taking effect from next Wednesday.

In a gazette notice signed by the acting county secretary Leboo ole Morintat revokes all previous gazette notices/letters allocating any other place as picking and dropping areas in CBD.

“Maximum cooperation and compliance is expected from all PSV operators to avoid inconveniences and other consequences.  The County, Kenya Police and NTSA shall start enforcement immediately after 20 September 2017,” reads the notice.

“The operators are required to take note that the above changes take effect on 20. day of September 2017 and all previous gazette notices/letters allocating any other place as picking and dropping areas in CBD are hereby revoked and become null and void as from 20th September 2017,” warns the notice.

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The new routes are as follows:

Muranga Road Fig tree terminus A:  PSVs from Waiyaki Way, Uhuru Highway, Kipande and Limuru roads. Thika Road including Kiambu Road up to Ruiru and Muranga Road.

Desai road terminus: PSVs going past Ruiru but branching off before or at Kenol town on Nyeri/Meru-Nairobi road

Ngara Road Terminus: PSVs using Juja road, Ring Road Ngala and Park Road.

Hakati terminus: All urban and peri urban routes from Mombasa road/ Langata road.

Muthurwa terminus: PSVs using Jogoo Road/Lusaka Road.

Railway terminus: PSVs that ply on Ngong road.

Machakos terminus:  All high capacity from upcountry.

PSVs plying circular routes will access all termini to the CBD and Upper Hill while those on diametric routes will use Central Bus Station.