Smart Cities Kenya: How Mombasa is Using AI to Fix the Likoni Ferry Chaos

Solving Mombasa’s Worst Bottleneck

The Likoni Ferry serves 300,000+ people daily, with queues stretching 5km. Our solution:

1. Smart Queue Detection: 50+ cameras count vehicles and alert drivers via SMS when to avoid peak times.
2. Ferry Scheduling AI: Optimizes crossings based on demand, reducing idle time by 60%.
3. Matatu Priority Lanes: RFID tags let high-capacity vehicles board faster.

Impact: Fuel waste near Likoni dropped by 18% in 3 months.

“Next, we’re linking this to Mombasa’s new BRT system.” — Charles Chyna