This archive report was first published on 5 August 2019.
On Saturday, a Kenyan man's plans to pay a dowry for his would-be wife were foiled by a massive traffic gridlock that lasted nearly 20 hours.
Anthony Okumu, who was traveling from Nairobi to Ugenya, Siaya County, was among hundreds of travelers left stranded at Gilgil area following the traffic snarl-up.
Okumu had left Nairobi at 9 pm on Friday, expecting to arrive in Ugenya at 6 am on Saturday, but the bus he was traveling in got stuck in traffic at Gilgil weighbridge.
"I left Nairobi on time but look, I cannot attend a family function that made me travel because of traffic snarl-up," Okumu said.
The traffic gridlock was caused by construction of a section of the road by Kenya National Highways Authority (Kenha) at Gilgil weighbridge, according to Gilgil police commander Emmanuel Opuru.
A video of the traffic snarl-up can be seen here.
