The county government of Kiambu has opened tenders for upgrade of roads in Kiambaa and Juja sub-counties. Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA) Director in Kiambu Engineer Joseph Mbugua made the announcement and said the contract is expected to run for a duration of three months after award.
Successful bidder will have at least 28 days to do his mobilization after receiving an upfront payment of at least 10% of the total cost of the contract to facilitate his work. Interested contractors should visit the KERRA website and view the specification of the requirements so that they can apply.
The project involves construction of 90km and 25km of roads with works of the 90km road in Kiambaa estimated to cost Sh 4million. Some of the trading centre the Kiambaa roadworks will traverse include Nduota, Muchatha-Kaiyaba-power-Karura-Kihara loop, Gachie-Gacharage, Kiambu-Raini, Kantaria (ACME)-Raphaelites-Kabuku, Gitangu-Kwa Henry, Universal-Kaimba, Manjiri-Railway crossing, Ngecha-Rironi roads.
Development agenda
The 25km road in Juja is expected to cover Juja farm through Munyu junction up to the Garissa Highway. The Kiambaa-Nduota road will join the 1.7km Post Office-Indian bazaar-Red Nova road being constructed by the County Government of Kiambu.
The road is part of the development agenda that had been initiated by Kiambaa Member of Parliament Paul Koinange before he passed on last month. It was launched in early February 2021 by Governor of Kiambu Dr. James Nyoro who stressed on the need for the local contractors to use local youth in their projects.
Upon completion the roads will be increase productivity in the areas boosting farmers who will have a smooth transport path to the market.
