The police release traffic security measures to pope's visit

Nairobi Traffic Commandant Edward Mwamburi
says the exit of JKIA all the way down through
Mombasa Road, Haile Selassie Avenue, Kenyatta
Avenue and State House Avenue to State House
will be affected temporarily when he arrives/FILE
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 20 – Residents of Nairobi
will experience major traffic changes during the
visit by Pope Francis that kicks off on Wednesday
to Friday next week, according to the police.
The changes are meant to ensure free movement
of the Pope to various venues and to ensure
security.
Nairobi Traffic Commandant Edward Mwamburi
says the exit of JKIA all the way down through
Mombasa Road, Haile Selassie Avenue, Kenyatta
Avenue and State House Avenue to State House
will be affected temporarily when he arrives.
“The intention of the traffic management within the
county are only geared into making facilitation of
everybody who wants to attend the occasion to be
without any impediments,” he said.
Major traffic changes will also be made when the
Pope will be conducting Mass at the University of
Nairobi grounds, during his visit in Kangemi, the
UN headquarters and Kasarani Stadium where he
will be addressing youths.
Parking lots for vehicles that will not be able to
access the venues have also been set aside and
will be secured by armed police officers.
Nairobi County Commander Japheth Koome who
met senior police officers within the county says
all security measures have been put in place to
ensure all goes as planned.
“Everybody who will access all those venues will
be subjected to screening for security reasons,”
the police boss cautioned.
He further noted that police officers “are conscious
of the fact that quite a number of the people who
will be attending the mass may not have been in
Nairobi before. We are ready to assist them.”
Here are some of the traffic plans:
November 25: The stretch of the road from the exit
of JKIA all the way down through Mombasa Road,
Haile Selassie Avenue, Kenyatta Avenue and State
House Avenue to State House will be affected in
the evening.
After the State House meeting, the Pope will head
to the Nunciature. Again part of Uhuru Highway
onto Waiyaki Way and James Gichuru Road will be
affected.
November 26: Inbound vehicles which will be
coming from Mombasa road will terminate at
Bunyala Roundabout.
The movement of the vehicles that will be
accessing the CBD or to the Mass area will be
stopped at Bunyala Roundabout.
Inbound vehicles from Ngong Road will not go
beyond the Kenya National Library Service building.
Inbound vehicles using Valley Road either from
Mbagathi or Ngong Road will not be able to pass
after Silver Springs Roundabout since Kenyatta
Avenue will be reserved for the occasion of the
day.
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