Man Killed Crossing Thika Road Below Footbridge as Mosiria Issues Warning

Citizen Engagement and Customer Service head Geoffrey Mosiria has renewed his call for pedestrians to use footbridges after a young man was killed while attempting to cross the Thika Road Superhighway at an undesignated point.

Mosiria said the pedestrian was hit by a vehicle at around 9 pm on Tuesday while trying to cross the busy highway below a footbridge. According to his account, the man had opted to cross the road instead of using the nearby pedestrian bridge.

The incident has prompted Mosiria to revisit his previous warnings to pedestrians, saying the enforcement was intended to prevent deaths on Nairobi’s major roads.

“Last night at around 9:00 p.m, a young man was hit and killed along the Thika Road Superhighway while attempting to cross the road below a footbridge,” Mosiria said in a post shared on social media.

He said the latest death underscored the danger faced by pedestrians who cross highways at points that have not been designated for pedestrian use.

Pedestrians previously arrested

Mosiria recalled that some pedestrians had previously been arrested for crossing highways at undesignated points after he urged them to use footbridges.

He said those arrested later requested a lighter punishment, prompting authorities to give them an opportunity to pick up garbage instead.

“Some people were arrested for crossing the highway at undesignated points. They requested a lighter form of punishment, and we gave them an opportunity to pick garbage instead, both as a corrective measure and as an example to others that breaking the law has consequences,” Mosiria said.

He described the measure as corrective and intended to warn other pedestrians that violating the law could have consequences.

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Mosiria has now said enforcement will continue, warning pedestrians against taking shortcuts across busy highways where footbridges or other designated crossing points are available.

His renewed message comes as road safety remains a concern in Nairobi, where pedestrians frequently cross major highways and busy roads outside designated crossing areas.

Mosiria hits back at criticism

In his post, Mosiria also revisited criticism that followed the earlier enforcement measures.

He claimed that some social media bloggers attacked him after the arrests, accusing him of harassing people and calling for action to be taken against him.

Mosiria further alleged that some individuals encouraged Kenyans to continue crossing highways instead of using footbridges.

Those claims were not independently substantiated in his statement, but Mosiria used the latest death to question whether his previous warnings amounted to harassment.

“Today, after another young life has been lost, I ask those who criticized us: Was it harassment to ask people to use a footbridge and save their lives?” he said.

Mosiria maintained that road safety should not be turned into a political contest and urged members of the public to support efforts aimed at protecting pedestrians.

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He warned that people who continue crossing busy highways at undesignated points will face enforcement, saying those found violating the rules will be arrested and taken to court.

“If you don’t care about your own life, we do as a government,” Mosiria said, adding that authorities would continue working within their mandate to make Nairobi’s roads safer.

He urged pedestrians to use footbridges and designated crossing points, saying the few extra minutes taken to use them could prevent loss of life.

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A photo of pedestrians arrested for not using the footbridge. PHOTO/courtesy