Uhuru's Most Fast-Tracked Road, Eastern Bypass Northlands to Kamakis Nairobi - Kiambu Kenya

[@AfrikanTraveller]

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[@artomide2598]

More and more AT hope uko poa welcome back!

[@dolphine254]

Wonderful presentation by our very own legend A.T..expansion of Eastern Bypass has really opened up more business in the satellite towns around...travel time to Nairobi CBD and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has really reduced..Nice interview👏🏿👏🏿

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Hey Dolphine, thank you. The road has been a great savior on the drive time and opened great doors of opportunities to so many businesses.

[@afro96beat]

finally you are back at it….. pliz be consistent like before , cover even the western bypass the expressway and mwache and makupa bridge etc aga khan walk too

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Would love to capture the projects in Coast and Rift valley sana

[@afro96beat]

@@AfrikanTraveller Don’t ghost just do it … otherwise welcome back

[@oscarkamanda3301]

This are the kind of videos that brought me to this channel when Corona struck and was at home for more than a year

[@johnodande6295]

Nice to have you back with such content, John. More please. Danke!

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Thank you, I will do that.

[@melvinmungai1062]

You have my like.. Uphold Uhurus name, with all the effort he's made, and keeps making even until now in Ethiopia.. Congo...

[@waithaka]

They messed up having that roundabout when they could've done a flyover like in the Kagundo/Bypass junction, it's always a mess heading to the airport whenever I visit my folks hapo Kamakis but you can still see how impactful the bypass has been especially for me who grew up in that area and left 22yrs ago.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

I didn't see a lot of traffic or population around the area. That's very interesting

[@waithaka]

@@AfrikanTraveller we usually use outer ring road or now the expressway but hapo Utawala to Cabanas it could take 2hrs. That roundabout is just a horrible and rushed plan so as to complete the road. But I'm glad to see the growth in that area considering it was drylands with no access when I left years ago.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

@@waithaka It was a nightmare.

[@sinjhguddu4974]

Great videography brother and tons of congratulations for striking the 100k subs mark. 200 is beaconing and please don't get your foot off the gas. Thanks and stay well.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Thank you

[@AfrikanTraveller]

I hope so too Brother.

[@MrRonjoz]

Nice info @John, I'm watching from qatar and I can tell you for sure that Eastern bypass will help alot, that road used to be terrible. I was a bolt guy back in Kenya and I used that road alot but the traffic was bad especially when approaching utawala.. Big up uhunye for that road..

[@carcabins]

What do I need to operate a drone after I've bought it.

[@82phalanX]

Annexure: The Outering Road expansion was carried out during Uhuru's term in office... I was hoping to see how much work has been done on the 4 leaf clover interchange linking it to Thika Road..

[@mr.humble877]

Just a piece of Kenya's Top Notch Infrastructure.

[@tfl4963]

💯

[@weedootech9663]

we missed you man also can you do a video on Konza city progress please!

[@AfrikanTraveller]

I really need some link to the govt to make some great content.

[@weedootech9663]

@@AfrikanTraveller so you can’t be able to at the moment?

[@deewinc]

2:10 ~ CORRECTION: Kibaki launched the Outering RD project on the eve of the 2013 elections. But no construction was done until UhuRuto came to power and Uhuru relaunched the project again a few weeks after the elections. Every bit of it was constructed between 2013~2017.

[@johngatonye1216]

Outer ring road was done during Uhuru kenyattas first term.. The actually commissioned the road with Governor Kidero

[@johnmwakoma8871]

Outering Road was done during Uhurus administration,it has never been officially launched,the foundation stone is at the interchange at Doonholm a lot of changes have been done to the road since it's construction.

[@patricknjogu2962]

Exactly the ground breaking happened in 2015. The roads design was compromised from inception with so many alterations. It is a pathetic road road both in quality and design.

[@kennedykevombola]

Miss information. Outer ring highway has not been there for the period stated. Maybe a little research would have helped.

[@doctorharry]

in the building watching from barbados 😎😎😎😎

[@kevoprezzo]

Meshack Mule was just minding his business the Boom! His Business just got a boost from You. Great job African Traveler.

[@davidkavunja3622]

glad to see you posting gain. Keep doing this great job

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Asante

[@Iammose776]

Nobody talks about this great work. Nifikisheni 1k subscribers nitashukuru 🙏 wadau

[@fileremoval478]

man! that forest looks good from above

[@snowball4259]

1:58 Makes sense why it was poorly expanded. Outering road expansion began around 2014. SO technically it was executed during the duo kartels Uhunye na nduguyake Ruto. It might have been designed during kibaki era but uhunye's era messed it up.

[@jacb181]

Congratulations to Uhuru he did alot,will this new goverment continue with the Chinese or the mzungu,mzungu ni ovyo handouts tu.

[@christophermungai8522]

Always a delight to watch your comtent. Bravo team African!

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Thanks Brother.

[@shadrackomwamba4841]

Correction bro.. That outering road was built by Uhuru Kenyatta not Mwai Kibaki.. the other day.. construction started around 2014 and by 2017 it was completed...

[@werun.1674]

I really enjoy your videos highlighting development across the country. Is there a video showing Kajiado and environs?

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Yes I have.

[@Gatua-t4c]

I had missed this kind of content. Amazing work g

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Poleni Sana. I will bring more.

[@agapiusgabriel7555]

Outer ring start construction year 2014 to 2017, ama am wrong? Thika high way started 2009 to 2013

[@kariuki8]

Thanks Afrikaan Traveller fro getting back on Kenya infracstrure progress .Tel me is it true some infracstrure projects have stalled due to the leadership change in Kenya is that true? projects like the Ngong Rd viaduct and rural roads .

[@patricknjogu2962]

Since last year most projects stalled. The government has been broke its not about change of regime. Example is Westland's to Rironi, no works has been happening

[@samuelkamau1777]

Does this road take one to ruai

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Yes

[@mimswahu9692]

Slight correction..... from Cabanas to the roundabout at 75 battalion is actually Airport North Road . The by-pass starts at 75 battalion to Kamakis. Other than that you are doing a great job!!!

[@danielmuchi8196]

The environs need to be developed now . The highway deserve attractive sceneries . We need Skyscraper , malls , fun city etc .

[@antonynganga7868]

Long time bro..where were u😄😄😄 anyways nyc vlog...I've always loved this bypass..its really scenic n butfl..Dubai.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Great to see you Bro, ulienda world cup? Been tight kiasi.

[@antonynganga7868]

@@AfrikanTraveller hahaa zii nko wera 2

[@smallzdj254]

Nice... What about Athiriver to Machakos Junction?

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Keep the suggestions coming 👌

[@smallzdj254]

@@AfrikanTraveller AND TRY MUA HILLS Tour Where THE Wealthy Kamba Live

[@glenouma8037]

Point of correction. Uhuru did/upgrade the Outering Road

[@jamessitati7396]

nice roads but as usual in Kenya, Maintenace is the problem, they don't clean up after construction, don't put proper road markings.

[@nicholaskuria7838]

Outering was done around Uhuru tenure not kibaki. be sure in what you are saying...

[@freedomm]

Glad to see you posting again. Hope you'll look into plans for improving Nairobi's public transport system in a future video.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Great idea.

[@1devoch]

@@AfrikanTraveller update on brt.

[@danielwaiyego1130]

C A it died..Matatu cartels hijacked

[@martinstarford6209]

Bro I wish you to go back to Mombasa you do a recap of dongo kundu road it was totally good

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Thanks for the suggestions Bro.

[@jackkairu5642]

Outering Road expansion was done by Uhuru not Kibaki.

[@bazukamimi5721]

Enda sasa leta ile progress ya Kenol-Marua, hapo karibu Nyeri..

[@AfrikanTraveller]

How is the progress so far?

[@vince9356]

People should use bridges and stop hawking along the hwy its dangerous. Otherwise good work.

[@1devoch]

Please an update on coastal infrastructure. Building along the road should be controlled.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Kabisa, good number of requests so far.

[@dylankanyubi3700]

Barabara yenyewe imeleta faida kubwa zaidi haswa kwa wafanya biashara ndogo.

[@iconifcOfficial]

Dope dope coverage big man.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Thanks Man

[@wadeclif]

Great presentation sir.. keep it up

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Thank you sir.

[@roberickk]

Why do a roundabout on a freeway? It's safer to do an overpass and makes the commute easier and seamless

[@jojothepolyglot1866]

Cheaper...Short cut on funds and probably corruption! Fly overs cost more so contractors tend to cut corners on their projections that don't include them so as to get the government tenders bearing in mind that The Kenyan government gives contractors t THE LOWEST BIDDER and not necessarily the best bidder

[@aliabdi8347]

U will very soon find pedestrians and motorist jostling for spaces on that road and some other funny structures like ads billboards

[@AfrikanTraveller]

True purely our style 😄😄

[@panafrican.nation]

I remember Outering road being a part of Jubilee highlights during 2017 reelection campaigns. I created a video on it then, is how I know.

[@stephenkyeva2150]

Not 2017, construction started in 2015 by uhuru.

[@christianjiancc]

I always love your videos brother keep up the good work I have a couple questions. Number one I was just curious about what does the word Uhuru mean? I have asked some of these questions to other people and especially t Kenyan citizens and no one seems to know the answer and most people get offended at the questions. Ok, who did they borrow the money from and is it any way for us to find out the conditions of these loans? I asked this because I see many people in Africa complaining about the government's and corruption. But I always wonder if you don't understand the system in which your leaders operate how can you judge whether it's corruption or if the world system is corrupt. Example Africa has been reported for years to be in debt and not even able to pay the interest on the debts they already owe. we understand this was to keep them under control AKA indirect rule along with education and religion, which all the major leaders who were assassinated during the independent era of Africa have said. So if we know this from history who are they borrowing the money from if they can't even pay back the money they already owe? what are the conditions when the loans default because, they will. I say they will not because of my lack of belief in the Kenyan people but because that's the whole reason the money is given you don't long a man who's been in debt for 50 years money unless you want the airports you build or some of the other services that's critical to the sovereignty of a Nation. My second question is this infrastructure that's built, is it built to make the citizens life more convenient or is it to ship resources out of the continent or country. I see a lot of complaining about the congestion and traffic in African countries so maybe this is the perceived reason or the actual reason for the building of infrastructure or the loaning. I already know China is building the roads they use it's machinery and I understand that I would do the same. but does any of the construction benefit can your citizen other than sweeping up after. My third question is what are the resources that Kenya trades on the global market I think it's tea and coffee but I'm not sure are there any natural resources other than agricultural products? My other question is I have read that some of these roads were not really thought out and they are crossing migration paths. when you read things about Africa is it is an over exaggeration to give a particular view at times so I'm wondering if this been discussed in Kenya or is it just something to say the animal people in the world have made up?

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Thank you sir. Uhuru means Freedom

[@kim1570]

Uhuru is a bantu word for freedom, in KiSwahili and isiZulu. I'm very very (!) surprised to hear that the Kenyans you've asked this question don't know the answer! The word is in our national anthem, in both the KiSwahili and English versions, and the fact that we had a president named Uhuru should have led people to search out the meaning of the word. About the rest of your questions, you're right. This is debt enslavement in the name of 'development'. Don't get me wrong.. we still need these highways, railway lines and whatnot, they've really improved our lives in many ways, but the issue is always the over-inflated costs of the infrastructure projects. We have projects being done at thrice the cost it should otherwise have taken to do them, because the 'big people' in charge like the cabinet secretaries and such have factored in their share. In other words, corruption. Whenever we try to obtain details on the loan contracts between the govt and, say for example, Chinese contractors, those details are hardly ever publicized. Just do research on the SGR contract details debacle. That story has been in the headlines for the last few years and we still don't know what the govt put up as collateral. I do agree though, we need to get serious about obtaining info on the contracts because this is our childrens' futures being auctioned off with multi-generational debt. Kenya's main exports are agricultural exports and tourism. The official story is that we don't have too many minerals like many other African countries, and even then, I don't think we're being given the real details about exactly how much forex we generate with the few minerals we have. Some years back, a now-deceased politician called Jacob Juma tried to auction off a niobium mine (Mrima Hill at the Kenyan coast) to an Australian company. The deal was intercepted, but little is know about the state of the deposits today. So many of these things are shrouded in mystery and the average Kenyan is caught up trying to put food on the table everyday to focus on these other things. I'm not saying that this is an excuse, I'm just explaining how things are. There are rumours that Kenya has a lot more mineral wealth than we're being told about, but because we've already established ourselves as an agricultural-export and services economy, people don't look into the minerals issue, because again, apathy. About roads crossing migrations paths, I'm not too knowledgeable with that. You might have to look up maps of our national parks and the major highways to see for yourself. But that is a tricky issue, seeing that much of Kenya was initially a savannah (and still is), yet we have to figure out how to accommodate a growing population with better infrastructure. Going back to the SGR issue, it passes through the Nairobi National park which initially was met with resistance from environmental groups, but the engineers came up with the solution of raising the railway line many meters above the ground so that the animals can pass freely underneath. So there are ways of solving these problems. The question is whether we're willing to apply ourselves in doing so. I hope that helps.

[@ronaldakuku]

They. Should plant trees in that gap middle

[@michael_mkg]

hapo kwa roundabout ya nairobi gate warehouse, hio ni backdoor ya githurai 45, Pres Uhuru alipeana ruhusa shamba yake ikatwe katikati tupate barabara, ukiingilia hapo uende for like 2kms utatokea mwitirithia which is next to mwihoko na sasa uko githurai 45 ndani kabisa.

[@footscore]

uwongo outer ring ni barara ya juzi hapa.....time ya kidero😂😂😂

[@mr.ndirangumwaura9936]

I only came for the drone shots, which he refused to use...

[@PondaMaliTunes]

We all know Uhuru's interests on that road and why it was fasttracked.

[@programminglanguagestutori9118]

What about others cause this is not the only road he has done? Hii roho mbaya itaisha katika jina la yesu gonjea Ruto akujengee zenye hazina interest kama atajenga cause ni muongo kabisha

[@victorndunda2943]

It was a poorly designed and implemented road.This was the height of mediocrity from Macharia's tenure.

[@normanthenormand7554]

We don't care about his interest as long as we get to work quicker than before. Most of you have been so brainwashed by UDA to appoint you can even disown your mother.

[@normanthenormand7554]

@Victor Ndunda And now you have a road CS who only saw Tarmac when he came to Nairobi. Environment shapes who you are

[@fefe691]

Let's normalize positivity

[@artomide2598]

Job well done regards to Kibaki and Uhuru they will forever be remembered by Genarations.

[@theworldtraveller8481]

Hail to former president Uhuru on great achievements in infrastructure. However, this is the poorest designed highway in Kenyan soil. The right speed lane periodically becomes the exit tu a U-turn that sharply joins the other road directly to the speed lane. Very dangerous.

[@martinmuange]

Outering Road was done during uhuru regime.

[@josephwachira1810]

The most dangerous road

[@filbao8113]

Why

[@arvindmorjaria2]

Swell job, promoting business entities with telephone no.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

It's the least we can do

[@afro96beat]

hukua ufike thika road hadi oj

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Interviews nilishika Giza ikaingia😄

[@maryjohn1436]

👍

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Thank you

[@antonymangaara2022]

you have lied outering started at 2015 under Uhuru please clarify

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Yes, it was just an icing, as we head to the Eastern Bypass

[@vincent500]

One shortcoming about the construction of roads in Kenya is that they lack landscaping or beautification. So the edges are not only dusty, dirty, and muddy but ugly. It's simple common sense. In the USA they have; The beautification of Highways Act. All road constructions must comply with it. South Africa, Rwanda and Namibia are leaders in this.

[@freedomm]

I hope they haven't touched the forest.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

It's a private forest, Northland City shall be built here.

[@Che1980s]

✌🏾💙🙏🏾

[@AfrikanTraveller]

👌👌👌

[@antonymangaara2022]

the road is safe its only that we cant teach common sense and manners ,its dangerous due to human habits

[@AfrikanTraveller]

I always wonder why people love dangerous shortcuts

[@victorndunda2943]

Why blame road users on an obvious case of poor road design.

[@dt1wach206]

@@victorndunda2943 why can't Kenyan people stop bitching about everything.....you think Kenya is the only place with roads????....we got a lot of nobody's giving their two cents....if you don't like something don't use it

[@hkzkkpjnhllg]

What is Putin doing to the people of Donbass😡😡😡

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Please tell us.

[@chriswamahiu8751]

Yeah, please do tell us

[@victorndunda2943]

Most poorly designed road,same with Outering,Nairobi Expressway and all projects by Uhuru's regime.

[@QuantumBiz]

Roho mbaya. Haioni anything good. Kukashifu tu.

[@victorndunda2943]

@@QuantumBiz Which good?A road that was poorly designed by KULA is anything good?Are you serious?So we give KULA accolades for designing a road that has turned out to be the fastest killer in Kenya?Instead of advocating for the disbandment of KULA and Kenha,Kerra,Krb and firing of all their directors you are here praising mediocrity?How many times will we lose innocent Kenyans due to poorly-designed roads?Eastern bypass was a total waste of taxpayers money,same as outering and other useless projects Uhuru's regime did.Nothing can change that.

[@maryndungu210]

What's with you son? Uhuru's regime did some good work as far as infrastructure is concerned. Building of roads opens up those areas for development. Please give credit where it is due. Every regime has its strengths.

[@lovell1535]

Express was designed way bf uhuru implemented it I thing it's well designed apart from heilese lasi rd about

[@patricknjogu2962]

Outering road is the worst in both quality and design compared to say Thika Road

[@queenmwangui411]

So dirty

[@kinterest1562]

Its just ugly!! No order.