Nairobi-Nakuru Highway Set for Expansion in 2025
President William Ruto, of Kenya, has announced plans to expand the busy Nairobi-Nakuru Highway into a dual carriageway, addressing recent traffic congestion issues that have plagued the vital transportation route. The project is scheduled to begin in 2024 under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. The expansion project will be implemented in two phases: Phase One: Nairobi to Nakuru section Phase Two: Nakuru to Malaba section Speaking at AIC Kipkorgot church in Uasin Gishu County, Ruto explained that the project's delay was due to complications with a previous French contractor. However, the government is now in discussions with new private companies to take over the project. "We had a PPP programme with a French company, but it did not work out. However, we have alternatives that we are working on as a government," Ruto stated. He assured citizens that similar improvements […]