Gridlock crisis: The high cost of going nowhere in East Africa’s capitals

Morning traffic congestion as Ugandans head to work in Kampala.

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East African cities are choking their economies with huge traffic congestions, becoming victims of their own economic progress.

One study by the UN-Habitat estimates that Nairobi loses some $600,000 per day in man hours, pollution and fuel in traffic jams.