The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) announced that Enterprise Road, Eastern Bypass and Thika Bypass had been closed to motorists, and police were helping to redirect traffic accordingly.
“Following the heavy rains experienced last night across the country, the following roads within Nairobi & Kiambu Counties have been heavily affected leading to partial closure: Enterprise road, Eastern bypass and Thika bypass. The traffic police and our technical team are on the ground to direct traffic and enhance the safety of Motorists. We shall keep you posted as the situation unfolds,” KeNHA said.
Another video clip shared online showed Mbagathi Way flooded all the way to T-Mall junction, rendering it impassable to motorists.
The busy Thika Superhighway was impassable near Kenyatta University, leaving motorists and road users stranded for hours following heavy rains that have continued to pound the larger part of the country.
Elsewhere, six people were rescued by the Kenya Red Cross in Kitengela after their houses were marooned by floods, after a seasonal river in the area burst its banks.
In a 7 a.m. update, the Kenya Red Cross said it was still searching for more people in the Deliverance Road, Balozi Road, Baraka Road, Blessed Court, New Valley, Changombe, and KAG areas.