The government of Kenya has announced plans to spend Sh 1bn to tarmac Othaya town roads, build a bus park and jua kali sheds. Othaya MP Gichuki Mugambi made the announcement and said that one contractor is already on site while the second one is expected on the ground soon.
Project scope include upgrading 20 km of roads in the town with 10km being within the business centre and the rest in the outskirts. MP Mugambi said the roads will open up the town as it prepares to be upgraded to a municipality in two years.
Boost area economy
Both Kenya urban roads authority (KURA) and Kenya National Highways Authority (Kenha) are on the ground and expect to have about 100 kilometres of roads done in the entire constituency. The roads are expected to be completed in a yearโs time upon which they are expected to also play a major role in the transportation of farm produce to the market boosting the area economy.
โThe operationalization of the Othaya Level 6 Hospital has brought many people into the town and therefore the need for expanding roads network in the area and the town itself. We have already redesigned the town to be a municipality perhaps in another one to two years. So we have expanded its boundaries and now we are doing new roads to open up the areas we have expanded up to,โsaid Mp Mugambi.
