Worst black spots on Kenyan roads to note of as you head to your village roots and gate-away rural holiday

Author Reference

Benard, L. (2015): CHRISTMAS: Worst black spots on Kenyan roads to note of as you head to your village roots and gate-away rural holiday. Intel Fire Group of Companies Blog. Nairobi, Kenya.

Christmas is here and with your many achievements you are headed to your rural village to share your pride and successes with your loved ones. You having a big SUV and commanding the road to your village is not in question, the only question that remains is whether you drive safely to have a chance to hold the ladle in turn at the table of masses with your family members. On this therefore, it is important for journey goers to take note of the following major black spots on Kenyan roads as they travel and if your mode of transport is ‘flying’ and you view this article as an insult to your status, find time to note that no one lives at the airport, albeit permanently.

Central Region

1 Kiganjo - Narumoru road

2 Kibirigwi - Sagana road

3 Limuru - Uplands section

4 Thika Blue Post - Sagana Bridge

5 Kiriaini – Muranga road

6 Nyeri – Nyahururu road

7 Makongeni area on Thika – Garissa road

8 Makutano-Embu road

9 Kiambu – Muthaiga road

Coast Region

1 Tsavo – Maungu – Voi road

2 Maungu - Tsavo East Gate road

3 Mazeras-Miritini road

4 Kilifi - Vipingo road at takaungu

5 Kibarani - Changamwe Makande

6 Waa area at the Kwale-Matuga Junction

7 Navy Junction (Mtongwe Junction) along Lunga Lunga-Likoni road

8 Maji ya Chumvi road

9 Uwanja wa ndege

10 Maungu area

11 Ndii area

12 Malindi at Jiwe Tanga

Eastern Region

1 Nkubu - Embu road, especially at Nithi Bridge.

2 Konza Junction to Salama

3 Mombasa Road at Chumvi area

4 Salama - Sultan Hamud road when descending or descending on Mlima Kiu

5 Emali Simba Market to Kibwezi

6 Mtito Andei to Tsavo River stretch

7 Nanyuki to Isiolo junction at Subuiga

8 Kithangathini at Machakos - Wamunyu road

9 Mlolongo - Small World Club – Junction to Namanga and Mto wa Mawe Bridge

North – Eastern Region

Garissa Madogo - KBC Station

Nyanza Region

1 Awasi-Ahero road

2 Kiboswa-Kisumu road

3 Daraja Mbili - Bondo Junction

4 Oyugis - Katitu road

5 Migori - Kakrao road

6 Gucha Bridge

7 Kisii Township main road

8 Kisii Daraja Mbili

Rift Valley Region

1 Kinungi - Naivasha – Gilgil Toll station

2 Gilgil - Mbaruk section

3 Molo GSU camp - Salgaa

4 Salgaa -ADC Farm section

5 Timboroa - Burnt Forest section

6 Chepsir - Kipkelion Junction

7 Kericho - Litein road

8 Kericho - Kaitui section

9 Nanyuki Isiolo Junction

10 Nyeri – Nyahururu Wiyumiririe area

11 Kasambara area on Gilgil- Nakuru road

12 Narok- Maai Mahiu road

13 Kinyinyi area on Narok road

14 Katakala area on Mulot- Narok road

15 Sachangwan on Nakuru-Mau Summit road

Western Region

1 Mbale - Vihiga road

2 Kakamega Chavakali road

3 Kakamega - Kisumu – Ilesi Museno road

4 Kakamega – Mumias – Makunga road

5 Kakamega - Webuye – Lubao, Kambi Ya Mwanza- Ejinya Corner- Malava Forest stretch

6 Bungoma – Eldoret – Chemoi road

7 Webuye –Misikhu road

Since Nairobi region is not your village, this writer chose not to include it but if perhaps it is then this article will motivate you to trace your village roots back to your ancestral home and appreciate the agony village travelers go through to get to link with their ancestral spirits away from the noise of the city and its dwellers. You can also note that the black spots are several and virtually every major road in Kenya has a black spot and if not, the entire road is a black spot. Therefore DRIVE SAFELY THIS CHRISTMAS and remember folks, comrades, my brothers and all the other terms used to refer you, that this is only a season and the roads have no idea.

 The writer is a PhD Generalist in Public Safety Service Delivery