The construction of the Nairobi Expressway is underway and the Kenya National Highways Authority is clearing the structures standing on the sites where the project will pass through. The trees that have been standing along part of Waiyaki Way have been cut down, which has caught Nairobians and motorists using the route by surprise. Some protested the move through the social media, circulating the photo of an iconic fig tree that has been there for decades. The protests caught the attention of the authority which promised the fig tree will be transplanted and be relocated to a new location as part of environmental conservation.

Source: The Star October 01, 2020 12:15 UTC