Motorists eager to attend the WRC Safari rally in Naivasha were stuck in traffic for hours on Saturday night due to the heavy traffic jam on the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway.
At the time this post was published, there were recordings and footage showing cars delayed in gridlock on lengthy sections of the major roadway.
In order to prevent traffic jams, a number of advisories have also been sent to drivers encouraging them to choose different routes to get to their destination.
Road users also vented their annoyance on social media, with one commenting that people traveling from Naivasha to Nairobi would reach their destination more quickly than those traveling from Naivasha to Nakuru, which is a far shorter distance.
This was true even though the two locations were obviously different—the former was only 100 kilometers apart, while the latter was 78 kilometers.
Some of the drivers even had to stay overnight on the highway.
One of these drivers described how, on his trip back to Nairobi, he became stuck in traffic. He estimated that the trip would conclude at 11 p.m., but it ended up taking four more hours, and he reached Nairobi at 3 a.m.
But according to the National Police Service, its traffic policemen had been sent to the highway and other routes to give directions.
Kenyans have flocked from all over the nation, primarily from Nairobi, to witness the show since the Safari rally began on Thursday.
As revelers rushed to reach Hells Gate to see the event’s final leg on Sunday morning, traffic was not limited to the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.
As onlookers made their way to the national park, heavy traffic was observed on Moi South Lake Road in Naivasha.
Even though the National Police Service (NPS) takes precautions to prevent it, the annual athletic event that draws thousands of people nonetheless faces comparable difficulties.
Bus and truck drivers were warned by NPS a day prior to the event not to park along the Naivasha–Nakuru Road or create impediments.
