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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87859, member: 27"]
A formal complaint just landed on KURA's desk over Palm Valley Road in Runda Estate, allegedly getting walled off and monetized by a local residents' association.

COFEK fires off the complaint
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[*]COFEK sent the letter to KURA on March 2.
[*]Palm Valley Road is allegedly blocked by physical barriers.
[*]Access fees of up to Ksh 30,000 per vehicle were reportedly demanded.
[*]COFEK insists the route is a designated public urban road.
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What COFEK wants done
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[*]KURA should confirm the road's legal classification.
[*]Formal notices to yank the barriers are being requested.
[*]Immediate enforcement action tops COFEK's demand list.
[*]Kenya Roads Act, 2007, underpins their legal argument.
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Estate management pushes back hard
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[*]Runda Estate denies charging any access fees whatsoever.
[*]Nobody was authorized to collect road-use payments.
[*]Management claims the road sits in a neighboring estate.
[*]They urged people to verify boundaries before posting online.
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Public frustration boils over
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[*]Motorists reported guards blocking passage and demanding payment.
[*]Commuters who relied on the route feel completely locked out.
[*]COFEK argues that no private entity can legally gate public roads.
[*]KURA has yet to drop any formal response.
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