Nairobi's KSh 130 billion traffic solution gains momentum with national government and county collaboration
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The Nairobi Metropolitan Mass Rapid Transit System NMRTS is gaining momentum following recent meetings between National Government officials and the Nairobi City County Executive Committee. The project, approved by Governor Johnson Sakaja's committee, aims to transform mobility in the Nairobi Metropolitan Area by reducing chronic traffic congestion, which currently leads to an estimated KSh 130 billion in annual economic losses. Silvester Kasuku, Advisor on Governance in the Executive Office of the President, held working meetings with Transport Principal Secretary Mohammed Daghar and Eng. Joseph Mbugua, Principal Secretary for the State Department for Roads, to advance implementation plans. The NMRTS is expected to reduce daily commuter travel times, recover KSh 53 billion annually in productivity losses, and stimulate economic growth through Transit-Oriented Development. It also promises environmental and social benefits, including lower greenhouse gas emissions and improved public transport. Governor Sakaja described the NMRTS as a transformative national development program aligned with Kenya Vision 2030 and the African Union's Agenda 2063, designed to support Nairobi's growing population, projected to reach 11.5 million by 2063.
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