The Mombasa County Government will continue road safety and cycling infrastructure work under the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety, following Bloomberg Philanthropies’ announcement of a $350 million global commitment to prevent traffic deaths and injuries.
The commitment, announced by Mike Bloomberg at CityLab 2026, will support efforts in Mombasa to improve road design, strengthen vehicle safety, and develop connected cycling networks.
Each year, road crashes kill more than one million people globally, including more than 4,000 people in Kenya, while another 20 million to 50 million people are injured, many with lifelong disabilities. The county said many of these deaths and injuries result from system failures such as poorly designed roads and urban policies that prioritize vehicle speed over public health and safety.
Governor Abdullswamad Sheriff Nassir said the support would help the county advance safer and more sustainable mobility.
“This investment will provide critical resources to strengthen our ongoing efforts to make streets safer and prevent traffic deaths in Mombasa city,” Nassir said. “We’re implementing proven strategies to protect our residents and build a more sustainable city through this collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies to ensure every Mombasa resident is safe on our streets.”
In Mombasa, the initiative will support road safety policies and infrastructure improvements, the creation of connected cycling networks, and continued efforts to reduce dangerous speeding, which is cited as a contributing factor in roughly half of all road traffic fatalities.
Mombasa is among more than 30 cities and locations across 14 countries where the initiative will scale road safety interventions. Other participating locations include Nairobi, Kampala, Cape Town, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Delhi, Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur, Hanoi, and several cities and states in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
The Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety works with cities and countries to implement proven measures aimed at reducing traffic deaths and injuries, with a focus on safer street design, stronger policies, and protection for vulnerable road users.
