NTSA: 250 pedestrians arrested in Nairobi over failure to use footbridges
Nairobi authorities have arrested 250 pedestrians in ten days for failing to use designated footbridges. The crackdown aims to reduce high rates of pedestrian fatalities on busy highways.
Why it matters
The enforcement highlights the tension between urban safety regulations and infrastructure accessibility issues in rapidly growing cities.
NTSA officers enforce footbridge usage at the Nyayo Roundabout in Nairobi, July 31, 2026. /SCREENGRAB
At least 250 pedestrians have been arrested in Nairobi over the past 10 days as the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) intensifies a crackdown on failure to use designated footbridges.
Jaywalking and crossing busy highways instead of using pedestrian crossing infrastructure is treated as an offence under traffic laws, with offenders liable to prosecution for wilful obstruction of the free flow of traffic.
Speaking during the crackdown on Friday, NTSA assistant director Brenda Sawe said 250 pedestrians had been arrested in the city since July 20 for failing to use designated footbridges.
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