KENHA is proposing to build a road from Kenol to Marua which will cut across five counties namely Muranga, Machakos, Kirinyaga, Nyeri and Embu.
The governors of the respective counties held a meeting with KENHA officials at Crowne Plaza, Upper Hill to discuss the construction of the dual carriageway which will cost roughly Ksh. 33 million.
The proposed project starts at Kenol and transverses through the trading centres of Makutano, Sagana, Karatina and ends at Marua with a total length of 84km.
The road is part of ‘’the Great North Road ‘’ from Mombasa, through Nairobi onto Moyale and hence Ethiopia.
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It also links to Tanzania through the Namanga border.
The project will affect a total of 868 households and the main economic activities along the areas which will facilitate the road construction are namely tea, coffee, fruit, maize and vegetable farming, agroforestry, dairy cattle keeping and trading.
Held consultations with @KeNHAKenya on the dualling of Kenol-Sagana-Marua highway. I stressed the need to reserve at least 40% of project works for local contractors; employment of locals; and timely compensation of all households affected in counties where the road passes. pic.twitter.com/VUiCt5Uw4R
— Anne Waiguru (@AnneWaiguru) May 6, 2019
This project will inevitably cause the construction of pedestrian footbridges, roadside markets and increase employment opportunities for people in the area.
The county governments involve will facilitate the relocation of public utilities such as street lights and water pipelines.
Commencement of the work shall start his year December.
