The management of Weston Hotel have denied claims that the hotel is behind the closure of an important road used by staff and visitors to Wilson Airport.
With the access road now turned into a flowerbed, residents of Lang’ata have had to drive all the way to the T-Mall roundabout where gridlocks build, leading to unnecessary delays.
Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and other users of the airport want the decision, allegedly by Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) to be reversed.
The closure was allegedly done at night during the Christmas holiday. The Kenya Association of Air Operators (KAAO) chief executive officer Colonel (Rtd) Eutychus Karumba Waithaka said their complaints have fallen on deaf ears.
“It is really a nightmare. This is the most unexpected action to happen in the aviation industry. The closure is causing delays of flights for almost one hour. This is sabotage at a busy international airport,” complained Waithaka.
The CEO said they have been informed by KeNHA that the turn-off was the source of most accidents that occur along Lang’ata Road. There was no immediate comment from KeNHA officials. Our calls to their offices also went unanswered.
“The access road has been in place for years with no problems, but since some businesses have mushroomed around the place, they suddenly block it and turn it into a flowerbed at the expense of others,” said a senior official at the KAA who asked not to be named.
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KeNHA officials reportedly constructed the flower bed on the road at night. They have blocked the entrance to Wilson Airport for motorists driving from Lang’ata.
Waithaka said they have not received any response from the Ministry of Transport after lodging a formal complaint.
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