There is an ongoing place to replace traffic police officers with smart cameras in Nairobi.
This expected to ease traffic snarl-ups and curb corruption on the roads, mostly the junctions.
The system is dubbed Nairobi Intelligent Transport systems will replace traffic cops on all the junctions.
The technology will be used around City Mortuary roundabout, Kibera Junction around Uchumi, Yaya Centre, Dennis Pritt – Lenana Road junction and Loitokitok Road junction.
Others junctions are intersections around Kileleshwa Police Station, River-Side junction towards Arboretum and Ngong road junction then Westlands area.
The police will, however, be monitoring the activities of traffic flow from the control room situated at the City Cabanas office.
This means that the cameras will be monitoring traffic lights and these will be observed by officers seated in an office at cabanas.
Based on traffic flow, the system will direct the traffic lights on intervals of right of way.
Already Kenya Urban Roads Authority has conducted successful test on 10 junctions in Nairobi that are prone to heavy traffic jams, mostly on Fridays.
According to KURA, the model has proved effective in managing traffic hence removing necessity of all traffic police at road intersections.
