Waiting Disaster: Nairobi MCA Wants Matatus Banned from Picking Passengers Near Petrol Stations
- Umoja One MCA Mugambi wants all PSVs operating in Nairobi CBD near petrol stations to be banned from picking and dropping passengers
- The MCA who is the Transport Committee vice-chair noted the situation could result in a disaster in case of fire outbreaks
- Mugambi said as city ward reps they will not sit back and watch Kenyans' lives being endangered just because of a mistake by a few county officers
Petrol stations across Nairobi continue to serve as passenger pick-up and drop-off points as well as parking spots for matatus in full violation of the county transport regulations.
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Following the developments, the Nairobi county MCAs proposed the ban of bus stations across all petrol station premises.
Umoja One MCA who is the mover of the motion, Mark Mugambi, wants all public service vehicles operating in Nairobi CBD near petrol stations to be banned from picking and dropping passengers.
"Public transport vehicles have continued to violet public transport regulatory frame work as well as safety standard for passengers by using petrol station as pick up and drop off terminals," Mugambi stated.
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Mugambi who is the Transport Committee vice-chair noted if the situation was not averted as early as now, then the county should prepare for a disaster.
"This issue we should deal with it as early as now so that we don't wait for disaster to act," he added.
Mugambi said that as city ward reps they will not wait and see Kenyans lives endangered just because of a mistake of a few county officers who issued such parking licences.
"As city MCAs we want to ensure that our people are safe, so we want to ensure that no petrol stations are allowed to act as bus terminals," he stated.
Country bus demolition plans
Meanwhile, the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) plans to put up an ambitious multi-storey parking area to ease congestion in the city.
The NMS Director-General Mohamed Badi disclosed he had earmarked Machakos Country Bus Station among other termini, which would be converted to underground parking bays.
“NMS has already initiated the process of developing underground parking at Sunken Park which will also happen at Machakos Bus Park. And all these underground parking areas will be digitally controlled,” he said.
The parking bay will be similar to the one implemented by the Holy Family Basilica, which currently has a capacity of 536 from 120 cars that it accommodated previously.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
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