President William Ruto has inspected the 84-kilometre Kenol–Sagana–Marua Road
Project, which the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) says is now 93 per
cent complete.
The project forms part of the Great North Road
corridor and is being upgraded into a dual carriageway intended to accommodate
high traffic volumes, improve regional connectivity and enhance road safety.
According to KeNHA, the upgraded road has been engineered to withstand
diverse weather conditions and deliver long-term durability.
In addition to easing transport and logistics,
the project features several social and economic amenities, including a trauma
centre in Sagana, modern roadside markets, sanitary facilities, motorcycle
sheds, improved local access roads and tree-planting initiatives aimed at
supporting environmental sustainability.
The Kenol–Sagana–Marua Highway project is part of the Kenyan section of the
Trans-Africa Highway.
The road passes through Nairobi and extends to Moyale, linking the capital
to the agriculturally and commercially rich Mount Kenya region, and onward to
Ethiopia via the Moyale border.
Once complete, the project is expected to
enhance the movement of goods, services and people between counties in Central
and Eastern Kenya, improve connectivity with Nairobi, and strengthen regional
trade links with Ethiopia.
The project involves dualling 84 kilometres of
the Kenol–Sagana–Marua road, including the construction of grade-separated
junctions, road safety interventions and complementary social initiatives.
The total cost of the project is EUR 257.68
million, co-financed by the African Development Bank Group (69 per cent), the
Africa Growing Together Fund (12 per cent) and the Government of Kenya (19 per
cent).
