In a meaningful move meant to calm the day-to-day commute for hundreds of thousands of Coast residents, President William Ruto has basically reaffirmed the government’s promise to rework the Likoni Ferry crossing.
His fresh directive puts the spotlight on a very deliberate push to upgrade this crucial transport lifeline in order to undo that familiar scene of long-standing confusion, gridlock, and plain annoying congestion that has clung to that channel for decades.
While earlier updates have already described a broad Sh10 billion traffic flow and circulation strategy currently being handled by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), the administration is now rushing in extra support to strengthen both ferry capacity and safety.
President Ruto said plainly that modernizing the crossing is nonnegotiable, with the goal of bringing back some dignity to the transit process for more than 400,000 everyday commuters and around 6,000 motorists.
The upgrades, which started in late 2025, are being shaped around five core pillars: spatial reshaping, functional efficiency, environmental safety, social inclusivity, and cultural integration.
Among the most visible changes, the plan includes pedestrian skybridges, bigger holding bays, and clearer bus terminal arrangements, so the risky “scramble” that usually erupts during rush periods can be reduced.
Also, the program is set to create organized zones for over 900 small-scale traders. This is meant to ensure trade keeps moving instead of getting boxed out every time the ferry operations intensify.
The Likoni crossing has stayed a choke point for the region’s economic expansion, and it is often linked to safety concerns and exhausting delays. Local voices, including Likoni MP Mishi Mboko, have welcomed this renewed attention, noting that the infrastructure overhaul was overdue, like truly long overdue.
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