Kenya’s Ministry of Transport has noted that it has made the expansion of the multi-million-dollar Nakuru-Eldoret corridor its top agenda. These remarks were noted by the government’s Road and Transport Cabinet Secretary David Chirchir. Furthermore, he noted that this will coincide with the dualling of the Rironi-Nakuru and Nakuru-Eldoret highways. While responding to Nandi Senator Samson Cherarkey, the CS told the Senate plenary that Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) is preparing to launch a new procurement process.
The process will facilitate the project’s delivery under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework. “The roadmap for implementing the PPP project has been developed and deliberated upon with the relevant government agencies,” Chirchir noted. Moreover, he noted that this will facilitate the procurement process as prescribed under the prevailing PPP act. Chirchir noted KeNHA has completed the design of Cheptiret-Eldoret-Leseru Junction. The design proposes dualing the whole length of road from Cheptiret to Leseru Junction. Moreover, Chirchir noted that the construction shall be carried out once funds become available.
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Roads and Transport Minister noted that the Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit project will be financed through a project finance model. Moreover, financing sourced from the private party and cost recovery via road tolls under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. Kilifi Senator Stewart Madzayo sought to know from the Cabinet Secretary when the Mombasa – Mtwapa – Kilifi Road project.
The road is a key part of the Northern Transit and Transportation corridor, which will be completed. Chirchir said the project is divided into two lots with different completion dates. The first lot being the Mombasa- Mtwapa Road project commenced in November 2022. Progress being 42% with the project is expected to be completed by November 2026. He added that the second lot of which is the Mtwapa-Kwa Kazengo- Kilifi Road project, commenced in December 2021. Currently, 64% of it has been done, with the works expected to be completed by March 2026.
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