Residents of Eastleigh’s Seventh Street demand urgent road repairs
Seventh Street, which links Second Avenue to Third Avenue, remains in poor condition. Its neighbouring streets, including Sixth Street and Eighth Street, have already been repaired and tarmacked.
Residents of Seventh Street in Eastleigh, Nairobi, have called on the government to take urgent action to repair the road, which they say has been left out despite repairs on other roads.
Over the past several months, Kamukunji Constituency has undergone extensive road construction and maintenance, with several streets repaired and tarmacked.
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Seventh Street, which links Second Avenue to Third Avenue, remains in poor condition. Its neighbouring streets, including Sixth Street and Eighth Street, have already been repaired and tarmacked.
Residents say the road should be given priority because it is increasingly becoming a residential area. Several high-rise buildings have been constructed along the street, housing thousands of people.
Boda boda operators who work in the area say the road’s state has made it difficult for them to access customers living in these buildings, particularly during the rainy season.
Seventh Street, which links Second Avenue to Third Avenue, remains in poor condition. (Abdirahman Khalif)
According to rider Alex Kariuki, the problem worsens whenever it rains, as the road turns into a temporary lake.
“Accessing customers here is hard, especially when it rains. The road becomes impassable. Even now, although it has not rained for days, there is still water on the road,” Kariuki said. “As you can see, this road cannot be used by boda bodas. When it rains, it gets worse. It is the only untarmacked road remaining around here.”
Taxi drivers have also expressed their concerns, saying they can only use the road in dry conditions. Musa Adan, who operates a taxi in the area, said the water poses risks to vehicles and drivers.
“There are a lot of customers in those buildings, but we cannot reach them. The water is dangerous because we cannot see what is underneath. The other day I got a puncture after driving through one of the pools,” Musa said.
Residents say they face significant challenges accessing their homes, and some have complained about the smell from the stagnant water. Fatuma Ali, a mother of one who lives on the street, said movement in and out of the area becomes extremely difficult when it rains.
“If action is not taken soon, diseases might arise.”
Residents have called on both the national government and the Nairobi County government to address the problem immediately. They say repairing the road will improve accessibility, reduce health risks, and support the growing residential population in the area.
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