The government is set to begin dualling of the 55km road from Nyali Bridge in Mombasa to Kilifi in a project that seeks to expand road connectivity in the coastal region. Road construction A road construction project. PHOTO | FILE The government is set to begin dualling of the 55km road from Nyali Bridge in Mombasa to Kilifi in a project that seeks to expand road connectivity in the coastal region. According to the chairman of the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) Wangai Ndirangu, the Sh20 billion project will start in January and will be done in two phases.“This is part of the government’s plan to expand road connectivity in this region and ease movement,” Eng. Ndirangu said in a press briefing on Wednesday. The project includes bypasses and interchanges at areas such as Bamburi and Nyali. Road construction A road construction project. PHOTO | FILE The government is set to begin dualling of the 55km road from Nyali Bridge in Mombasa to Kilifi in a project that seeks to expand road connectivity in the coastal region. According to the chairman of the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) Wangai Ndirangu, the Sh20 billion project will start in January and will be done in two phases. Phase one of the project will be a 14km segment from the Nyali Bridge to Mtwapa, excluding the bridge, while phase two will run from Mtwapa to Kwa Kadzengo in Kilifi. “This is part of the government’s plan to expand road connectivity in this region and ease movement,” Eng. Ndirangu said in a press briefing on Wednesday. The project includes bypasses and interchanges at areas such as Bamburi and Nyali. Unlike in the first phase of the Nyali-Kilifi dualling project, dualling for phase two will only be done for the first 7km then the road will revert to a single carriageway. “The single carriageway will have to be widened because right now we don’t even have shoulders on that road and we have motorcycles, bicycles and even pedestrians all trying to compete for that narrow carriageway,” David Muchilwa, KeNHA’s Ag. Director General, said. Phase one of the project will be a 14km segment from the Nyali Bridge to Mtwapa, excluding the bridge, while phase two will run from Mtwapa to Kwa Kadzengo in Kilifi. According to the chairman of the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) Wangai Ndirangu, the Sh20 billion project will start in January and will be done in two phases.

The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) is holding talks with a Chinese company with a view to reviving works on the second runway at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. Known as Greenfield Terminal, the Sh56 billion project was cancelled in March 2016 barely two years after a ground-breaking ceremony that was held on May 23, 2014. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi. PHOTO | FILE The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) is holding talks with a Chinese company with a view to reviving works on the second runway at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. Known as Greenfield Terminal, the Sh56 billion project was cancelled in March 2016 barely two years after a ground-breaking ceremony that was held on May 23, 2014. At the time of cancellation, a down payment of Sh4.3 billion had been made to ACEG-CATIC JV, which was to undertake construction of the Greenfield Terminal.
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi. PHOTO | FILE The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) is holding talks with a Chinese company with a view to reviving works on the second runway at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. Known as Greenfield Terminal, the Sh56 billion project was cancelled in March 2016 barely two years after a ground-breaking ceremony that was held on May 23, 2014. At the time of cancellation, a down payment of Sh4.3 billion had been made to ACEG-CATIC JV, which was to undertake construction of the Greenfield Terminal. A total of Sh75 million was spent on ground-breaking, while Sh129.9 million was paid to consultant, Louise Berger. PwC received Sh7 million for securing the financier of the project.
Following the termination of the contract, ACEG-CATIC JV wrote to KAA demanding to be paid a total of Sh17.6 billion for breach of contract. The Chinese company wanted KAA to pay Sh2 billion for the preparation of bill of quantities, Sh2.4 billion in additional costs, and Sh708.2 million value added tax charged by KRA. The contractor demanded an additional Sh5.6 billion, which included the balance of the contract for the bill of quantities, value added tax, and interest and penalties. KAA on its part demanded back the Sh4.3 billion that had been paid to ACEG-CATIC JV, forcing the contractor to sue. The matter is still pending in court. On Wednesday, KAA managing director Alex Gitari told the National Assembly Public Investments Committee that plans were underway to revive the Greenfield Terminal project and that KAA was in talks with the contractor to resolve the matter. “A team has been set aside to engage the contractor in negotiations on how the matter should be settled,” he said. The Greenfield Terminal tender was cancelled due to Kenya’s purportedly failure to raise 15% of the project cost, which would have unlocked the remaining 85% budget that was to be provided by a consortium of local and foreign banks. The KAA was to meet 15% of the required cost, which is about Sh8.4 billion, while the balance of Sh48 billion was to come from other lenders, including the China Exim Bank, Africa Development Bank (AfDB), American Consortium AAE and Standard Bank Group. Mooted during the Kibaki government as part of Vision 2030, the 178,000 square metres terminal would have given JKIA an extra handling capacity of 20 million passengers a year. The facility would have included 50 international check-in counters, eight air bridges for aircraft to dock, 45 aircraft parking stands, and an additional runaway.

The Kenya Roads Board (KRB), which supervises the country’s road network, will spend Sh55 billion on maintenance and repair of 48,000kms of roads in the current fiscal year. According to the Annual Public Roads Programme (APRP) for 2021/2022, the funds will be spent on repair and upkeep of 48, 418kms – which is about 30% of Kenya’s road network.
This comprises various works categories, including routine maintenance on 25,361kms, periodic maintenance on 916kms, performance-based contracts on 9,422kms, spot improvement on 7,695, and upgrading on 23.5kms of roads across the country.
KRB will disburse the funds to the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), Kenya Urban Roads Authority (Kura) Kenya Rural Roads Authority (Kerra), and the Kenya Wildlife Authority (KWS), who will undertake scheduled road maintenance works.
Ngong Road expansion project. Past works on Ngong Road in Nairobi. PHOTO/FILE The Kenya Roads Board (KRB), which supervises the country’s road network, will spend Sh55 billion on maintenance and repair of 48,000kms of roads in the current fiscal year. According to the Annual Public Roads Programme (APRP) for 2021/2022, the funds will be spent on repair and upkeep of 48, 418kms – which is about 30% of Kenya’s road network. This comprises various works categories, including routine maintenance on 25,361kms, periodic maintenance on 916kms, performance-based contracts on 9,422kms, spot improvement on 7,695, and upgrading on 23.5kms of roads across the country. KRB will disburse the funds to the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), Kenya Urban Roads Authority (Kura) Kenya Rural Roads Authority (Kerra), and the Kenya Wildlife Authority (KWS), who will undertake scheduled road maintenance works. KeNHA, which is responsible for the management, development, and maintenance of national trunk roads in Classes S, A, and B, will receive Sh26.6 billion; while Kerra – which is tasked with similar duties for national trunks roads in Class C – will receive Sh14.6 billion.