TIPS ON HOW TO HAVE AN EASY LIFE IN NAIROBI

Nairobi city is vastly growing day by day and it is filled with beehive of activities for it is now a 24 hour economy. The city has gained a large population within a short time for it is the source of employment to almost 85% of its occupants.

There are thousands of businesses running in the vicinity due to the recent developments, high population and also due to the high cost of living. All this has brought some challenges in the day today lifestyle in Nairobi. But here are some tips that one can consider in order to have a comfortable life in the city.

1) Avoid rush hours

Due to the high population growth in Nairobi, there are a lot of public and private vehicles streaming in the city on daily basis. Big traffic jams are experienced everyday mostly in the morning and evening as people are committing to and from their work places. Am sure not everyone likes this experience, of waiting long hours in the traffic jam.

You can try to avoid some of this inconveniences caused by the rash hours and try to travel early before the rash hours start. If you are not working in the CBD you can afford to travel earlier than the rash hours and go around with the business that you had intended to do and return before the evening rush hour that starts at 4:00 PM.

2) TRAVEL USING PUBLIC MEANS

Recently there are many people who own private cars in the city and they afford to drive daily to the city with their own private means and this has caused a big havoc in the city Centre due to the availability of many cars streaming in the streets daily.

Not many people with private vehicles wish to travel with public means but it is the best idea and initiative one can take in order to ease traffic in the city. Then government has tried all means to reduce the traffic around the central business Centre but the situation seems to be worsening rather than declining. The Thika road, Northern and southern bypass are currently the biggest government projects done with an initiative to congest the city but the situation is still not in a very manageable manner. The Nairobi city council has hiked the parking fees at high amounts in order to try to discourage most people from commuting with the private vehicles but many of them can still afford to meet the cost of everyday parking. Well these funds can be used other ways and people should use public means to commute to the city Centre.

3) AVOID SMOKING IN NON SMOKING AREAS.

The Nairobi city council has brought about serious initiatives to deal with smokers who pollute the environment in town. They have stationed various smoking zones and big consequences are faced by those people who dare not to follow that.

For smokers please smoke at the respective smoking zones.

4) AVOID WALKING AROUND ALONE AT NIGHT IN QUIET STREETS.

Due to the hard economic times and unemployment in the region, some people have resulted to becoming muggers and they rob people during the night and also day time. Avoid quiet streets when you are walking around in town.

5) OBEY TRAFFIC RULES.

Those who travel to town using private means should follow the traffic rules in order to avoid getting arrested and charged fines for incidences that you could have avoided. The government has stationed various CCTV cameras around town mostly at traffic points. This is an initiative to monitor both the security of Nairobi and to spot the traffic offenders. Do not be part of those who will be caught up with.