Rehabilitation works on Kasarani Sub County road is set to be completed next year. Engineer Jane Mapeli from the Kenya Urban Road Authority (KURA) revealed the report and said that the contractor Baraki International Limited has been encountering challenges of constructing the Lucky Summer-Gitwamba-Kasarani Mwiki Link road due to encroachment of road corridors by individuals who have constructed permanent residential buildings.
“Construction of the road had stalled due to encroachment of traders who have erected kiosks and other illegal structures along the road reserves. These structures are hindering the contractor, Jamkara Contractors Limited, from constructing diversions for smooth passage of traffic due to a limited road corridor which is 12.9% done. The removal notice that was issued on June 5, 2020, for 30 days expired on July of the same year but they are still adamant to vacate. This is forcing us to push completion date to August next year,” said Eng Mapeli.
Nairobi County Development Implementation Coordination Committee (CDICC) team led by the Chair Flora Mworoa however assured that the CDICC committee will address the challenges to enable the contractors’ progress with their works without hitches to enable them to complete the projects as scheduled.
Scope of work
The roads being rehabilitated include the 3 km Kasarani-Mwiki road, the Sunnyside Estate Court road that is approximately 0.6 km and the 3km Lucky Summer-Gitwamba-Kasarani Mwiki Link road. Works which commenced last year is currently 47% done
The scope of work on the project include footpaths on either side of the road include drainage facilities, a river crossing bridge at Gitwamba River, street lighting installations and landscaping. The project is being funded by the government and the Development Fund under KURA.
