{"id":134988,"date":"2026-03-21T10:02:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T10:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/kenha-announces-traffic-diversion-on-kaplong-kisii-road-following-kipsonoi-river-flooding\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T10:02:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T10:02:50","slug":"kenha-announces-traffic-diversion-on-kaplong-kisii-road-following-kipsonoi-river-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/kenha-announces-traffic-diversion-on-kaplong-kisii-road-following-kipsonoi-river-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"KeNHA announces traffic diversion on Kaplong\u2013Kisii Road following Kipsonoi River Flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 21 \u2014 The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has issued a traffic diversion along the Kaplong\u2013Kisii (B6) Road after flooding at the Kipsonoi River Bridge in Mugeni rendered the section unsafe for motorists.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a traffic advisory released Saturday, KeNHA said rising water levels at the bridge, located between Sotik and Chebilat, overtopped the crossing following heavy rainfall in upstream catchment areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Kipsonoi River Bridge at Mugeni, located between Sotik and Chebilat along the Kaplong\u2013Kisii (B6) Road, has experienced flooding, rendering the section unsafe for motorable traffic,\u201d the authority stated.<\/p>\n<p>Motorists have been urged to exercise caution and follow instructions from police officers and traffic marshals deployed at the scene to manage traffic flow and ensure safety.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers travelling toward Keroka and Chebilat are advised to use the Kaplong\u2013Sotik\u2013Roret\u2013Ikonge\u2013Chebilat\u2013Keroka paved route.<\/p>\n<p>Those heading to Kisii should use the Kaplong\u2013Sotik\u2013Roret\u2013Ikonge\u2013Kisii alternative road.<\/p>\n<p>KeNHA said it is closely monitoring the situation and will take additional measures if water levels continue to rise.<\/p>\n<p>This disruption comes just a week after the corridor was reopened following an earlier closure caused by flooding at the same bridge. <\/p>\n<p>The road had been shut on March 7 after the Kipsonoi River burst its banks and submerged the Mugeni bridge. <\/p>\n<p>Engineers later assessed the structure and confirmed its integrity, allowing the route to reopen on March 13.<\/p>\n<p>The authority warned motorists to continue exercising caution due to the possibility of renewed flooding from stormwater upstream.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 21 \u2014 The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has issued a traffic diversion along the Kaplong\u2013Kisii (B6) Road after flooding at the Kipsonoi River Bridge in Mugeni rendered the section unsafe for motorists. In a traffic advisory released Saturday, KeNHA said rising water levels at the bridge, located between Sotik and Chebilat, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134988\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}