History repeats itself, goes a saying, and to this Embakasi bound commuter train, the saying is proved to be true!
On Thursday morning, the train’s services were delayed at former Taj Mall’s round about after a City shuttle matatu blocked the railway line.
According to an eyewitness who spoke to Daily Active Kenya this morning, the driver of City Shuttle, registration number KBR 780B was trying to find a short cut under the flyover where the railway line crosses before getting stuck.
Efforts by passengers at the stage to tell him of the road’s condition under the underway service lane bore no fruits.
The driver, over confidently drove through the lane where he got stuck across the railway line, blocking the commuter train.
The situation caused frustrations among the passengers who depend on the services of the train, with some opting for public service vehicles to town, which are slightly expensive compared to the train, since none of the crackdown vehicles could pull the matatu out easily.
The same incident has again happened this morning, when the same train got blocked again, at the same place. What could be happening?
The today’s incident saw the train being blocked by a truck which was finding its way through the underpass. Following the rains that have been witnessed this morning, the underpass was muddy and the truck got stuck as well.
The train was again unable to move, delaying its services which might be pronouncing a big loss to the Kenya Railways corporation. The train ferries lots of passengers residing in Embakasi every morning and evening, to and fro the town.