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The major Mai Mahiu-Narok Highway will be temporarily closed, according to a statement issued by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) on Sunday, April 30.
The authorities revealed that all users of the busy road will not be able to access it. The reasons that led to the closure of the highway are cracks that developed on it making it a danger to vehicles plying on the route.
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KeNHA would like to notify motorists and the general public about the closure of Mai Mahiu – Narok Highway. This closure has been occasioned by a severe crack that has occurred six kilometres from Mai Mahiu Town towards Mai Mahiu, cutting across the road and thus rendering the road unsafe to motorists.”
The statement read in part.
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However, the cracks developed have not been established because of preliminary reports attributed to the ongoing rains. The government agency further added that the road was being periodically affected by earth movements.
The cause of the crack has not been established, though preliminary reports attribute it to the ongoing rains.”
They further said.
The agency advised all motorists using the Mai Mahiu-Narok route to use alternative routes.
As KeNHA embarks on restoration works at the affected area, all road users plying the Mai Mahiu – Narok route are advised to use alternative routes.”
The statement read.
The alternative routes that can serve the same course include; Narok – Kisiriri – Mau summit – Njoro turn off (B18) Road, to join Nakuru and other destinations or Narok – Bomet – Kaplong (B6) Road and connected to Kaplong – Kericho (B7) road.
The Authority is working round the clock to restore the damaged section of the road.”
The authority assured Kenyans.
The Genesis Mai Mahiu-Narok Highway Cracks
This is not the first time the same road had to be closed due to suspected earth movements.
In 2018, a large crack, stretching several kilometers developed on the Narok – Mai Mahiu road, which geologists claimed was a result of a slow separation of the Somali plate from the rest of Africa.
