The government will in April begin construction of a multibillion-shilling project aimed at ending Nairobi's crippling traffic congestion. The Intelligent Transport System (ITS), a high-tech traffic management solution, will be installed across key city roads to streamline movement, reduce travel times, and eliminate the need for human intervention in traffic control.
Nairobi's traffic congestion is among the worst in Africa, with commuters spending an average of three to five hours daily stuck on the road.
The delays cost Kenya billions of shillings annually in lost productivity and fuel consumption. However, the new ITS project, spearheaded by the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), aims to tackle this crisis through artificial intelligence-driven traffic management.
Motorists caught up in traffic in the Westlands area, Nairobi County.
