Roads in Kajiado town set for upgrade

Roads in Kajiado town set for upgrade

Roads in Kajiado town are set for upgrade.  The national government made the announcement and said the project will be undertaken by Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA).

The road project is part of tarmacking of 7 kilometres of major roads linking the town. Works comprise construction of single carriageway roads to bitumen standards, walkways, drainage facilities and street lighting.

Some of the roads that will be upgraded to bitumen standards include; Enterprise-Jua Kali-Stadium Road, Shepashina estate road, Majengo, Saina and Outering estate roads. According to Wilson Nyakundi, Assistant Engineer in charge of the project, the construction of the roads will open up the town, ease mobility and transportation as well as improve its infrastructure.

Improve region’s economic growth

“The upgrading of the 7 kilometers of roads will be complete by November 2022. The roads will open up the town and ease mobility within the estates,” said Nyakundi.

Locals lauded the government for initiating the project saying that they had suffered for years and forced to endure bad roads especially during the rainy season. Elijah Melita, a resident of the town, said the road construction will open up businesses thus improve the region’s economic growth. Kajiado Central Business District was the only area with tarmac at the town and the tarmacking of roads leading to estates will improve its infrastructure.

“We as residents of this town have suffered for years due to bad roads. The dust is too much and when it rains, most roads are completely impassable due to poor drainage. The enterprise road leading to the stadium is normally cut off during the rainy season,” said Melita.

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