KeNHA Plan to Close Mombasa Highway
Traffic along Makupa causeway in Mombasa in 2020.
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Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has warned of the closure of the main Mombasa highway to allow for the construction of Makupa Bridge valued at Ksh4.5 billion.
In a statement to the press on Wednesday, May 12, Charles Njogu, assistant director corporate communication at KeNHA, confirmed that a diversion would be created to offer alternative route.
He further noted that the team, which is currently engaging stakeholders, was yet to settle on a preferred diversion route.
He revealed that the agency was looking at utilising the land adjacent to the route as the most viable section to construct the diversion routes for the project.
ICT Authority boss claims sack threat over Nairobi Expressway budget
Friday May 14 2021
By EDWIN MUTAI
Summary
The ICT Authority (ICTA) chief executive, Katherine Getao, has claimed that she was threatened with sacking for declining to provide Sh180 million for the relocation of internet cables from the new Nairobi Expressway construction corridor.
She told Parliament that unnamed politicians unsuccessfully tried to pressure her to release the amount which the agency had not budgeted to spend.
The ICT Authority (ICTA) chief executive, Katherine Getao, has claimed that she was threatened with sacking for declining to provide Sh180 million for the relocation of internet cables from the new Nairobi Expressway construction corridor.
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Floods in Nyatike. [Caleb Kingwara, Standard]
Floods in Nyanza and Lake Victoria backflow have caused havoc in the region, displacing thousands of people, destroying properties, and hindering learning in some schools.
Thousands of traders suffered a setback after a 41-year old bridge connecting Homa Bay and Migori counties collapsed.
More than 2, 200 families in Nyatike, Migori County have been affected by floods following heavy rains.
At Kakelo Kakoth Location, some 300 homes were submerged in water forcing locals to flee for safety.
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In Lower Karapolo, 60 households have been marooned by the floods while West Kanyuor location has 99 households affected by the floods.
Nairobi Rains: Car Lands in Ditch at Nyayo Roundabout [PHOTOS]
A car inside a ditch along Uhuru Highway at Nyayo Roundabout.
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A Nairobi driver, on Monday, May 10, counted losses after his car landed in a ditch at Nyayo Roundabout following heavy flooding in the city.
Photos seen by
Kenyans.co.ke showed the car headfirst in the ditch that was dug at Bunyala Road which had been previously closed off by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA).
It is reported that the driver could not tell the existence of the ditch due to heavy flooding that had rendered a number of roads across the city impassable.